Concrete envelops the building, like weathered skin tanned by Portugal’s climate. The skin has wrinkles and flaws that trap the light. This denotes its strength of character. Below the day zone exposed to air and light, lies an underground family room. It

The project takes a similar scale to the folk resident of the neighbor block, and becomes integrated with the historical blocks. New buildings surround the ancient workshop, and make it stand out by adding shading around the preserved building in an arm-ar

The Eliza Apartments by Tony Owen Partners has just been completed in Sydney. It was designed to be Sydney’s most prestigious and progressive address. We sought a building to fit within the historic context of the area yet was an unmistakeably contemporary

Situated in dramatic sloping site in Cape Town, this stunning house was designed by SAOTA, an well known architecture firm in South Africa. The site falls very steeply and due to the high elevation of the road and the restrictions on the building form, the

The Hewlett House (Architects : MPR Design Group) boldly sits as a modern insertion into the typically poor building stock of its surrounding environment. The context is of varying building styles, scales and materials so the house creates a deliberate con

The Fletcher Hotel designed by Benthem Crouwel Architekten. This building is a new landmark for the city of Amsterdam. The 60 meter high hotel has a compact floor plan with a diameter of only 24 meters, resulting in a characteristic slim silhouette along t

The house presented to your attention is located in the center of Yerevan, 50 meters west of Cascade complex on a plot of 731 square meters and is surrounded by small private buildings (houses and auxiliary structures). The Cascade is a huge white stairwel

Situated in dramatic sloping site in Cape Town, this stunning house was designed by SAOTA, an well known architecture firm in South Africa. The site falls very steeply and due to the high elevation of the road and the restrictions on the building form, the

The Tattoo house is Andrew Maynard’s latest built project. The building is a small extension to an existing 3 bedroom house in Fitzroy North, Victoria. The client’s brief was delightfully loose; provide new living and kitchen space for a growing young fami

The Hewlett House (Architects : MPR Design Group) boldly sits as a modern insertion into the typically poor building stock of its surrounding environment. The context is of varying building styles, scales and materials so the house creates a deliberate con

Positioned at the interface between suburban housing to the west and a large housing block to the east, the scheme designed by Pierre Lépinay and Bertrand Meurice of the LEM + architectural firm integrates two buildings that successfully create a tr

The Hongcheng skyscraper is located on the banks of the Qiantang River in the new administrative and business district of Hangzhou city and home to the offices of various companies. Commissioned by the buildings owner, the brief called for a unified interi

Situated in a prominent location overlooking the city of Winchester and its beautiful surrounding countryside stands Four Views. This striking upside-down build contrasts with its conventional neighbours, displaying a flat overhanging roof, dark grey brick

The Fletcher Hotel designed by Benthem Crouwel Architekten. This building is a new landmark for the city of Amsterdam. The 60 meter high hotel has a compact floor plan with a diameter of only 24 meters, resulting in a characteristic slim silhouette along t

Multi-storey high-rise office tower is located at the financial district of Istanbul housing alternative office units of Ziraat Bank of Turkey (state-owned agriculture bank), to be their symbolic structure first time in Istanbul. The building consist of a

The Hongcheng skyscraper is located on the banks of the Qiantang River in the new administrative and business district of Hangzhou city and home to the offices of various companies. Commissioned by the buildings owner, the brief called for a unified interi

Background The result of an architectural competition won in 2007 the new hospital is under construction and will be inaugurated in 2012. Concept The concept was to build a specialist hospital that meets current and future needs for people who need psychia

TFP Farrells Architecture have designed the Kennedy Town Swimming Pool situated at the junction of Kennedy Town Praya and Shing Sai Road and bounded at the western end by Sai Cheung Street North. The design brief was for an iconic structure, housing both

The new grand palais: an example of modernity To our contemporary eyes, the Grand Palais is both an idea and a symbol of modernity. It is a hybrid building in terms of its architecture, its usage and its history. Neither a museum nor a simple monument, its

The design for the “Wafra Living” complex, consists of a high rise building set back from the street and an L-shaped building defining the street edge, conceived to maximize privacy within the community, whilst providing ample natural light and usable indo

When an architect delivers a building it is always an extremely emotional moment, marked by the end of a long process of mediation, from absolute potentiality of early sketches to fine tuning in situ of final details. An actor, for a time, in the endless d

The residential complex with its simple cubic forms and richly decorated façades with their carved ornamentation is an architectural statement. It has been considerably influenced by the development’s surroundings as the old buildings on Granatny pereulok

Strategically located in the heart of Auckland’s premier shopping destination, and its residential population, the redeveloped Newmarket Railway Station represents a milestone in Auckland’s rail renaissance. The site, bounded by high rise apartment buildin

The historical building of Tibidabo Amusement Park has been occupied for years with different uses, having a much subdivided architecture, which hid the real complete space. Our intervention proposed the recovery of the whole original space, covered with c

The design for the “Wafra Living” complex, consists of a high rise building set back from the street and an L-shaped building defining the street edge, conceived to maximize privacy within the community, whilst providing ample natural light and usable indo

The residential complex with its simple cubic forms and richly decorated façades with their carved ornamentation is an architectural statement. It has been considerably influenced by the development’s surroundings as the old buildings on Granatny pereulok

Macalister Mansion is designed around the idea of an old English mansion, situated along historic Macalister Road, Penang Malaysia. This building originally built in 1900s and complete restored by Ministry of Design into a luxurious new boutique hotel. Eac

The ‘Absolute Tower’ located in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto Canada. Designed by Chinese Studio MAD Architects, the building is more than just a functional machine: it responds to the significance of being located at the junction of two mai

This building originally built in 1920 and transform by Pir II AS. The overall concept of the transformation is to show the history of the building as honest as possible. This meant a clear conceptual distinction between what is new and what is old, but al

The car park is the first of 4 multi storey units proposed to serve the New South Glasgow Hospitals campus, which is currently under construction. The five level (700 parking space) building was constructed on the site of the previous hospital boiler house

The new University Hospital Sant Joan de Reus is a building that is located in an urban expansion area where is planned to generate a new technologic neighborhood. The building is implanted in a big horizontal tablet with two basements and a ground floor,

Paul Davis + Partners mixed-use development has started on site in Nanjing, one of China’s ancient capital cities and the second largest commercial centre in the eastern region. La Vita is a 14-storey building, comprising three floors of retail at its base

167 Westralia Plaza comprises a twelve storey office and retail building accommodating 9800m² of A-grade office net lettable area and 760m2 of retail net lettable area, two levels of basement parking and a landscaped pedestrian plaza. It is the first proje

The Building form derives from the strong and simple cube which is finally formed by the 6 storey high and decisive diagonal cut of the front part. This allows it to have an inviting gesture in form of stepping-up entry plaza shaded by the high “canopy” of

Designs have been revealed for The Surf Club and construction has started on the new buildings which will join the historic 1930 structure. This new development by Fort Capital, the Miami-based private real estate investment company, will create a unique h

The building can be found in a quiet, suburban residential park of Mosonmagyaróvár of north-western Hungary. It is a one-family house for a four-person family. Fortunately our relationship with the clients began in an early stage, for the site selection. I

Situated in one of the neighborhoods with a privileged relationship with the banks of the Tagus River, this building from the beginning of the century.XX is set in a neighborhood with relevant features of architectural value, with an elevation that defines

Context The new RIVP (Paris public housing agency) building houses three services: a hostel for immigrants, a hostel for young workers, a 66 place day-care on the ground floor, as well as communal facilities. Located in Paris’ 20th arrondissement, just bey

The Jade apartment tower by Tony Owen partners has just been completed in the centre of Sydney’s CBD. The 15-storey tower consists of 27 one, two and three-bedroom apartments, plus double-level penthouses with a vaulted glass ceilings. The building is nort

On the one hand the BVN Sydney studio is a simple reworking of a typical 1970’s commercial office floor – on the other hand it is a daring move to create an interior working space using only the bones of a high-rise concrete building. Increasingly it is ac

Context This project consists of expanding the ‘Children of the World’ crèche at Nĳvel. The building is located in a park setting of rural significance, the Dodaine park. Two wings with 18 places (sized for an increase to 25 children) will be added to the

Malmö Central Station has always looked to move with the times. Since opening in 1858, the city’s first railway station has been rebuilt, extended and modernised to cater for changing passenger needs over the decades. The original Terminal Building is in t

Since we are almost 15 years active in the health care, we have been approached at the end of 2007 by the pharmacist, Mr van Berkel. His question was whether we wanted to make a proposal for the establishment of his pharmacy in the new build health centre.

The Hands that Build America, the professional tradesmen, are the ones who are responsible for us having our homes, schools, businesses, churches. Being the backbone of everything else, they deserve our respect, our recognition, they deserve our handshake,

The Vodafone Campus Düsseldorf set as ‘Green Building‘, scheduled completed at December 2012. On the new campus in the district of Düsseldorf Heerdt leads the mobile phone company Vodafone his most employees distributed over various sites in a

Located in Victoria Park, Hong Kong based Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design (LEAD) have create “The Golden Moon”. This unique building explores how Hong Kong’s unique building traditions and craftsmanship can be combined with

Located in Victoria Park, Hong Kong based Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design (LEAD) have create “The Golden Moon”. This unique building explores how Hong Kong’s unique building traditions and craftsmanship can be combined with

The Hydroelectric Power Station is located near Winnebach brook in Dörfl (municipal territory of Vintl – BZ, Italy), at 800 m. above sea level. It’s partly built into the slope, since the building area was extremely reduced. The project consists in a simpl

High density and smaller building footprints offered by all the big metropolitan cities have made construction of tall buildings inevitable. Mumbai is the commercial capital of India and getting a large plot here is very difficult, but the demand for premi

Context The new RIVP (Paris public housing agency) building houses three services: a hostel for immigrants, a hostel for young workers, a 66 place day-care on the ground floor, as well as communal facilities. Located in Paris’ 20th arrondissement, just bey

The building has both to reflect the promising modern future of Dalian and its tradition as an important port, trade, industry and tourism city. The formal language of the project combines and merges the rational structure and organization of its modern co

The site is strongly defined by the heterogeneous dynamic of the area next to the city centre: the avenue, adjoining buildings morphology, nearby green areas. This complex morphology is used to establish a more complex passage between the public space of C

Australian firm Brian Meyerson Architects has completed the ‘Bondi Penthouse’, a single family residence located in Bondi Beach, Australia. A contemporary addition perched on top of an existing building constructed in the 1920s, this dwelling

Topic: THE SWEET HOME This is a space which is located in the Taiwanese-American martial foreign-style houses community, and it has more than 40 years of history. Originally it was an individual building which had been built with old-fashion decorating. Ho

The Site Located on the northern outskirts of Mexico City in a mountainous area in the municipality of Atizapan de Zaragoza. The property has six hectares adjoining the east to Federal highway Chamapa-Lecheria. The building is located 70 meters above the h

The building has both to reflect the promising modern future of Dalian and its tradition as an important port, trade, industry and tourism city. The formal language of the project combines and merges the rational structure and organization of its modern co

The site is strongly defined by the heterogeneous dynamic of the area next to the city centre: the avenue, adjoining buildings morphology, nearby green areas. This complex morphology is used to establish a more complex passage between the public space of C

Australian firm Brian Meyerson Architects has completed the ‘Bondi Penthouse’, a single family residence located in Bondi Beach, Australia. A contemporary addition perched on top of an existing building constructed in the 1920s, this dwelling

Topic: THE SWEET HOME This is a space which is located in the Taiwanese-American martial foreign-style houses community, and it has more than 40 years of history. Originally it was an individual building which had been built with old-fashion decorating. Ho

The Site Located on the northern outskirts of Mexico City in a mountainous area in the municipality of Atizapan de Zaragoza. The property has six hectares adjoining the east to Federal highway Chamapa-Lecheria. The building is located 70 meters above the h

Urban planning In a medium build area, lies the plot for the proposed complex. A steep terrain, slope and flanked by huge residential buildings, we propose an urbanism who complete the whole plot, creating a unification between what is the building and the

The new iGuzzini Illuminazione Ibérica S.A. headquarters is located between AP-7 and C-16 highways (Barcelona metropolitan roads). The building has two parts, each with a different function: one is low, extensive and underground, with no natural light and

The client wanted to build a small mosque to serve his neighborhood on rectangular land plot of about 900 msq. It has a total built up area of about 950 sqm. The domed high ceiling praying space occupies about 350 sqm. A mezzanine dedicated to women tops t

Aim of the project: Not far away from the town centre of Fontanella – an old village of Walserpeople – the house is situated on a inclined south-terrace-plane. Not just to benefit from the great view but also to optimise the property ́s borders, the buildi

Situated in dramatic sloping site in Cape Town, this stunning house was designed by SAOTA, an well known architecture firm in South Africa. The site falls very steeply and due to the high elevation of the road and the restrictions on the building form, the

The Hewlett House (Architects : MPR Design Group) boldly sits as a modern insertion into the typically poor building stock of its surrounding environment. The context is of varying building styles, scales and materials so the house creates a deliberate con

Stavanger has the highest concentration of wooden architecture in Northern Europe and the vision behind Norwegian Wood is to refine the city’s historic wooden architecture by creating an iconic and vibrant building complex, expressing a local identit

Following an architectural design competition run in 2013, BNP Paribas Fortis has chosen the firm be baumschlager eberle to build its new headquarters. After demolishing the current building, construction of the new premises is expected to be completed tow

TG-Studio has fully modernised this Mews House in London’s Fitzrovia. The three storey terraced mews house was formerly used as an office building before our client Mike Penn bought it in 2012. Mike, a well-known fashion/portrait/ horse photographer (“Best

The Fletcher Hotel designed by Benthem Crouwel Architekten. This building is a new landmark for the city of Amsterdam. The 60 meter high hotel has a compact floor plan with a diameter of only 24 meters, resulting in a characteristic slim silhouette along t

TFP Farrells Architecture have designed the Kennedy Town Swimming Pool situated at the junction of Kennedy Town Praya and Shing Sai Road and bounded at the western end by Sai Cheung Street North. The design brief was for an iconic structure, housing both

BIG + HKS + MDA have unveiled the design for the new Honeycomb building and its adjacent public plaza in The Bahamas – a 175,000 ft² (ca. 16,000 m²) residential building with a private pool on each balcony overlooking the marina. Albany is a modern paradis

BIG + HKS + MDA have unveiled the design for the new Honeycomb building and its adjacent public plaza in The Bahamas – a 175,000 ft² (ca. 16,000 m²) residential building with a private pool on each balcony overlooking the marina. Albany is a modern paradis

The building design encourages the sharing of knowledge and collaboration, distinguishing the Francis Crick Institute from other research facilities and helping to attract the world’s most talented scientists. Located in the heart of London, the institute

The new headquarters building for Turk Telekom will be a new symbol on main transportation axis in Ankara. It will be built in a campus among the existing buildings in Aydinlikevler. When new settlements started to be built at the south and west parts of t

The ‘boiserie’, which translates as The Woodwork is a multi-function event center with a 1000-person capacity. The building emerges from the striped viticultural landscape of Provence, France, and is dominated by the giant Mount Ventoux. It is a unique exa

Luxury apartment building on Passatge Marimon in Barcelona This three-storey row house was built on Passatge Marimon in the Sant Gervasi neighbourhood, with a direct view from the main thoroughfare of Avinguda Diagonal. The client wanted commercial premise

Transformation of museum to house The former Kralings Museum at the Hoflaan has been transformed starting in 2010 into a luxury apartment building. The building contains three apartments with a communal entrance and an elevator that offers access to the up

The site is located in a quiet residential area, which is off a highway along a medium size road. In addition to houses, wooden rented apartments, offices, and shops are mixed in somewhat sparsely among the neighborhood. This building has a rather large v

The headquarter “Novatek”, located at the corner of Leninsky avenue and Udalcova str., stands out not only because of its modestly-elegant appearance but also due to the unique building services concept – it is one of the first buildings in Moscow co

Macalister Mansion is designed around the idea of an old English mansion, situated along historic Macalister Road, Penang Malaysia. This building originally built in 1900s and complete restored by Ministry of Design into a luxurious new boutique hotel. Eac

I would like to believe that I am a contextualist, and the building I have designed fits into its neighbourhood without pandering to or copying its neighbours. Mumbai is the commercial capital of India, and Bandra, where this building is located is a busy

The ‘Absolute Tower’ located in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto Canada. Designed by Chinese Studio MAD Architects, the building is more than just a functional machine: it responds to the significance of being located at the junction of two mai

This building originally built in 1920 and transform by Pir II AS. The overall concept of the transformation is to show the history of the building as honest as possible. This meant a clear conceptual distinction between what is new and what is old, but al

The apartment is located in a building that was designed by the same author so it was a great pleasure to design such a space. The work is marked by the excellent cooperation with the client who is identified in a concept of an open space and all further c

Casa Decor Madrid 2013 opened up last week and will run until June 24th in c / Fernando el Santo 16 (former headquarters of the British embassy). This time the show organization comissioned our studio with the design of the building´s façade intervention,

The highly anticipated 19-story, multi-unit high-rise located on the corner of South College Avenue and East Veteran’s Way, has recently obtained a certificate of occupancy and is set to open its doors to residents on August 14th. The building enhances the

Beverly Skyline Residence, located in Austin, Texas, is a single-family residence and consumes 2800 sq. feet of its 1-acre property lot. The homes remodeling transformation was taken on by Bercy Chen Studio, a local architecture firm with design and build

Concept The proposed design is informed by the Historicist house from the late 19th century Gründerzeit period, the predominant building type in the cityscape of downtown Vienna. Combined with characteristic public uses of everyday urban life, the design a

The new building on the edge of the university campus is not merely a functional building one has to accept, and certainly not an unavoidable intrusion either. Indeed, it enhances the visual appeal of the quarter and accommodates, on some 6000 square metre

TG-Studio was appointed to join two separate apartments on the 2nd floor of a magnificent mansion block in central London bordering Hyde Park. The building was built in 1880; it is constructed out of brick with grand turn of the century decorations. The tw

Despite its small dimension, the cabin includes a series of functions which determine its formal solutions. It’s a shed, where the firewood required by the client’s house heating system is stored. The air passing through the planks of the building’s shell

The Bak’a Garden Apartments is a luxury residential complex in the heart of the historic Bak’a neighborhood. The buildings are designed in a classic townhouse configuration with assortment of duplex garden apartments, single level apartments an

The Hands that Build America, the professional tradesmen, are the ones who are responsible for us having our homes, schools, businesses, churches. Being the backbone of everything else, they deserve our respect, our recognition, they deserve our handshake,

The Vodafone Campus Düsseldorf set as ‘Green Building‘, scheduled completed at December 2012. On the new campus in the district of Düsseldorf Heerdt leads the mobile phone company Vodafone his most employees distributed over various sites in a

Despite its small dimension, the cabin includes a series of functions which determine its formal solutions. It’s a shed, where the firewood required by the client’s house heating system is stored. The air passing through the planks of the building’s shell

The project takes the strategy of “breaking one into two, whole into parts”, conceals the public spaces down in the valley, and breaks the guest rooms of ridge into small volumes. The whole building cluster hence gets used to the terrain and integrates wit

This building is a workshop-cum-warehouse of the neighboring company. The first floor is the workshop, and the second floor is the warehouse. In this limited space, the warehouse storage area was maximized. Incorporating a concept that robustly expressed

The client had split his garden city plot in two and moved the old house to the one. The other had a more embedded position, including a big old oak tree in the middle. The gross building allowance had to be fully exploited in order to create a large enoug

The aim of this project was the conversion of the existing building into a cultural and social centre, which would provide it with institutional representation. The outset was a dark, half-buried building that lacked quality spaces, placed at the interior

The Site The 14-year-old Trublerhütte is burned in November 2005 due to a technical defect. As the existing foundation and the premises have taken in the basement by the little fire damage, the City Council decided to rebuild the new Trublerhütte on the ex

This apartment is located in a building designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer, in the central region of Belo Horizonte. A reform was performed by integrating all of the apartment, creating a loft. The use of bold colors brings more personality to each s

Located at the junction of Cecil and McCallum Street, the 124.5m high building, which generates 14,500sqm of gross floor area, accommodates 21 storeys and a basement. As the regional headquarters of a major insurance company, the design combines architectu

Surrounded by various buildings, the only interesting sight offered at the back, sloping meadow crowned by the castle and the ruins of the church (at the time of writing the project). This situation pushes introversion: A south facing L, defined by a concr

The BONAMPAK 77 project involves the building of commercial premises and offices on a plot of land located in Cancun´s most up and coming area. The building is divided up asymmetrically by a cube covered with red aluminum panels and slotted into place from

Located in Victoria Park, Hong Kong based Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design (LEAD) have create “The Golden Moon”. This unique building explores how Hong Kong’s unique building traditions and craftsmanship can be combined with

The client is a developer company. It purchased a long-sought after lot in Ginza, and planned to build a commercial /office building. The building site is on the Ginza 1-chome Gaslight Street, which is one street behind the Ginza Central Street. It is on t

According to Google Analytics the most viewed articles in 2013 were the following: suto interior architects | 40 m2 flat Design concept given by the client: rebuild the space, which was before used by older generation, to a modern, well organized bach

Robert and John are travellers. They collect sculptures by local artists and bring them home. They have a keen eye for modernism and minimal design and they don’t settle for ordinary. They love cooking and they avoid the unnecessary. In building their home

Situated in dramatic sloping site in Cape Town, this stunning house was designed by SAOTA, an well known architecture firm in South Africa. The site falls very steeply and due to the high elevation of the road and the restrictions on the building form, the

The Hewlett House (Architects : MPR Design Group) boldly sits as a modern insertion into the typically poor building stock of its surrounding environment. The context is of varying building styles, scales and materials so the house creates a deliberate con

The Fletcher Hotel designed by Benthem Crouwel Architekten. This building is a new landmark for the city of Amsterdam. The 60 meter high hotel has a compact floor plan with a diameter of only 24 meters, resulting in a characteristic slim silhouette along t

TFP Farrells Architecture have designed the Kennedy Town Swimming Pool situated at the junction of Kennedy Town Praya and Shing Sai Road and bounded at the western end by Sai Cheung Street North. The design brief was for an iconic structure, housing both

TFP Farrells Architecture have designed the Kennedy Town Swimming Pool situated at the junction of Kennedy Town Praya and Shing Sai Road and bounded at the western end by Sai Cheung Street North. The design brief was for an iconic structure, housing both

Macalister Mansion is designed around the idea of an old English mansion, situated along historic Macalister Road, Penang Malaysia. This building originally built in 1900s and complete restored by Ministry of Design into a luxurious new boutique hotel. Eac

Macalister Mansion is designed around the idea of an old English mansion, situated along historic Macalister Road, Penang Malaysia. This building originally built in 1900s and complete restored by Ministry of Design into a luxurious new boutique hotel. Eac

The vertical museum is a city type. In urban situations are collections connected by stairs, elevators and escalators. It is an effect of density, but also a way to create sequences in the exhibition with the natural boundaries of the building. The top and

According to Google Analytics the most viewed articles in 2013 were the following: OneByNine studio | Daegu Gosan Public Library The cultural importance of the public library lies within the inherent power of the knowledge which it holds. This knowled

According to Google Analytics the most viewed articles in 2013 were the following: HASSELL | Ovolo Hotel Hong Kong’s successful Hind Group recently entered the Australian market and their first project has been transforming a building of former lacklu

This new building is an office for Schwäbisch Media (Swabian Media), a publishing company active in many facets of traditional and new media. Six protruding glass-walled cubes define and compose the project, with their proportions and dimensions based on t

The Seca was the name of the Royal Mint of the Corona de Aragón. The term “Seca” comes from the Arabic word Sekka, which means “place where coins are manufactured.” Occupied several buildings in the district of La Ribera de Barcelon

Major cities are currently facing up to issues surrounding their growth. Sparse and expensive building land has lead to the densification of plots. As such, vertical development has become a solution for the future. In Monaco, more than elsewhere, the only

“Freestanding on the site, the building reads as a transparent, geometrical, glazed form which, resting only on a single point and a single line, floats as a visually light, crystalline structure above the plaza,” explained Partner Mr Kim Holst Jensen of S

According to Google Analytics the most viewed articles in 2013 were the following: suto interior architects | 40 m2 flat Design concept given by the client: rebuild the space, which was before used by older generation, to a modern, well organized bach

Conceptual framework The design responds to the sub-tropical climate, riverside environment and neighbouring heritage buildings to create a luxury residential building that embodies a distinct sense of place. Relationship of Built Form to Context / Public

The goal; a new two-level home that could score as high as reasonable in the Build It Green “GreenPoint Rated System”. The design objectives; sustainability, privacy, respectful and Eichler-inspired. The owners de-constructed their existing house whe

The overall restructuring of Albert Einstein High School, ends with the completion of the last building renovation developed by the architect agency NBJ (Elodie Nourrigat / Jacques Brion / Romain Jamot) associated with François Privat architects. The High

The proposal for a refurbishment of the museum includes the provision of new gallery spaces, archives, educational and visitor facilities, to ensure a future for ‘The Holburne Collection’ in this building for the forseeable future. The role tha

Square Nine Hotel is located in Belgrade’s historic quarter, across from Students Square. Its architecture, of remarkably modern language, does not clash with or overshadow its neighboring buildings’. Just the contrary: it follows their scale,

Square Nine Hotel is located in Belgrade’s historic quarter, across from Students Square. Its architecture, of remarkably modern language, does not clash with or overshadow its neighboring buildings’. Just the contrary: it follows their scale,

In October 2008, LAN won first prize in an international competition for design and building organized by IBA Hamburg 2013, an international construction exposition first held in 1901. IBA Hamburg is more than just an architecture “show.” It strives to be

In October 2008, LAN won first prize in an international competition for design and building organized by IBA Hamburg 2013, an international construction exposition first held in 1901. IBA Hamburg is more than just an architecture “show.” It strives to be

In a residential area mainly characterised by 19th and 20th century villas in the small town of Bilthoven in the Netherlands, architect and designer Jean-Martin Clijsters has built a modern villa that stands in stark contrast to the surrounding buildings.

One of Grundfos Dormitory’s remarkable characteristics is providing student housings in the heart of Aarhus’ new harbour front development – that is, a low cost residential building on a very attractive site. Like many other industrial harbour fronts, the

One of Grundfos Dormitory’s remarkable characteristics is providing student housings in the heart of Aarhus’ new harbour front development – that is, a low cost residential building on a very attractive site. Like many other industrial harbour fronts, the

With the extension of Munich Airport, DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung, the company in charge of air traffic control in Germany will receive a high-tech and energy-efficient building. Furthermore, a new air traffic control system designed to improve control of t

The site of the new building is located offset of the street in the backyard, on a lot of minimum surface, in the old center of the town. The building area of 430sqm generates living space for two units. Due to the small available space, the levels are arr

The site of the new building is located offset of the street in the backyard, on a lot of minimum surface, in the old center of the town. The building area of 430sqm generates living space for two units. Due to the small available space, the levels are arr

Like the INTERFACE building, the building for the Telecommunications Market Commission (CMT) is situated in the 22@ district. In this case, the building forms part of a complex, 22@ Business Park, developed by Grupo Castellví and containing a large busines

Like the INTERFACE building, the building for the Telecommunications Market Commission (CMT) is situated in the 22@ district. In this case, the building forms part of a complex, 22@ Business Park, developed by Grupo Castellví and containing a large busines

The Vaulted Cork Pavillion was built for Amorim Isolamentos Lda., to demonstrate its cork building materials at Concreta 2013, a biennial building fair held at Exponor, Porto. This architecture and research project was developed by Pedro de Azambuja Varela

The house is located in south Austin on a small infill lot. It was built for two families and therefore is split into two living areas. The house consists of two pavilions connected by a glass hallway. The house is a certified city of austin green buildin

The house is located in south Austin on a small infill lot. It was built for two families and therefore is split into two living areas. The house consists of two pavilions connected by a glass hallway. The house is a certified city of austin green buildin

The ‘Absolute Tower’ located in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto Canada. Designed by Chinese Studio MAD Architects, the building is more than just a functional machine: it responds to the significance of being located at the junction of two mai

The ‘Absolute Tower’ located in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto Canada. Designed by Chinese Studio MAD Architects, the building is more than just a functional machine: it responds to the significance of being located at the junction of two mai

The house is located in south Austin on a small infill lot. It was built for two families and therefore is split into two living areas. The house consists of two pavilions connected by a glass hallway. The house is a certified city of austin green buildin

The Town Hall, built 1726-30, is a symbol of Schorndorf (population 38,000), a stand-alone structure which dominates the town’s market square. For the initial conversion stage the upper floors were renovated in line with energy efficiency and listed buildi

The Town Hall, built 1726-30, is a symbol of Schorndorf (population 38,000), a stand-alone structure which dominates the town’s market square. For the initial conversion stage the upper floors were renovated in line with energy efficiency and listed buildi

As one of the tallest buildings in Stockholm, Victoria Tower stands out among its neighbours and acts as an icon of the surround area. Situated between Stockholm proper and the city airport, the tower serves a nearby office park with conference and office

As one of the tallest buildings in Stockholm, Victoria Tower stands out among its neighbours and acts as an icon of the surround area. Situated between Stockholm proper and the city airport, the tower serves a nearby office park with conference and office

This building originally built in 1920 and transform by Pir II AS. The overall concept of the transformation is to show the history of the building as honest as possible. This meant a clear conceptual distinction between what is new and what is old, but al

This building originally built in 1920 and transform by Pir II AS. The overall concept of the transformation is to show the history of the building as honest as possible. This meant a clear conceptual distinction between what is new and what is old, but al

I expect that this building could enlighten us to think the relevance among human, nature and society. Huaxin office complex locates to the west of Guilin road, with a green land at the south of its entry. This green land owns 6 old camphor trees and opens

I expect that this building could enlighten us to think the relevance among human, nature and society. Huaxin office complex locates to the west of Guilin road, with a green land at the south of its entry. This green land owns 6 old camphor trees and opens

The simple house, situated in a village perched on a mountain overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, is located on a site not easily accessible, full of cherries and open views. The planning regulations only allowed a small building to store agricultural tools

The simple house, situated in a village perched on a mountain overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, is located on a site not easily accessible, full of cherries and open views. The planning regulations only allowed a small building to store agricultural tools

The project aims at creating original relations, introducing novel solutions in a structured context and with respect for the existing buildings. Not just classrooms and play areas, but also look-out towers, a vegetable garden and a slanting roof-garden wh

The project aims at creating original relations, introducing novel solutions in a structured context and with respect for the existing buildings. Not just classrooms and play areas, but also look-out towers, a vegetable garden and a slanting roof-garden wh

El Fabuloso is one of the most exclusive bars in Bogota. It is all made of wood structured in a rare form that is intented as an entirely acoustic element. Located at a rooftop on a building locates in one of Bogota’s busiest and most exclusive streets. Th

El Fabuloso is one of the most exclusive bars in Bogota. It is all made of wood structured in a rare form that is intented as an entirely acoustic element. Located at a rooftop on a building locates in one of Bogota’s busiest and most exclusive streets. Th

The very first task was to choose a structural material which would work in heavy natural conditions on a plot where the building had to stand. For the sake of instability of the ground and high level of ground water, the shell of a building must be heavy

Bund Finance Centre (BFC) is a prominent new mixed-use destination in Shanghai designed jointly by Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio. The 420,000-square-metre development of eight buildings includes two 180-metre landmark towers, and combines premiu

Within the gritty rail yard environment, squeezed between a space formed by the divergence of V-Line tracks at the end of platforms 5 and 6, the Yardmasters Building is a multi-use facility for the various workers and operations associated with the Souther

Within the gritty rail yard environment, squeezed between a space formed by the divergence of V-Line tracks at the end of platforms 5 and 6, the Yardmasters Building is a multi-use facility for the various workers and operations associated with the Souther

The Hands that Build America, the professional tradesmen, are the ones who are responsible for us having our homes, schools, businesses, churches. Being the backbone of everything else, they deserve our respect, our recognition, they deserve our handshake,

The Hands that Build America, the professional tradesmen, are the ones who are responsible for us having our homes, schools, businesses, churches. Being the backbone of everything else, they deserve our respect, our recognition, they deserve our handshake,

The Vodafone Campus Düsseldorf set as ‘Green Building‘, scheduled completed at December 2012. On the new campus in the district of Düsseldorf Heerdt leads the mobile phone company Vodafone his most employees distributed over various sites in a

The Vodafone Campus Düsseldorf set as ‘Green Building‘, scheduled completed at December 2012. On the new campus in the district of Düsseldorf Heerdt leads the mobile phone company Vodafone his most employees distributed over various sites in a

This new ten-storey building houses retail, leisure and residential accommodation spread over 200,000 sq ft, including a spa, 11 penthouse apartments and a new 35,000 sq ft retailleisure experience provided by a leading global brand. The redevelopment of t

This new ten-storey building houses retail, leisure and residential accommodation spread over 200,000 sq ft, including a spa, 11 penthouse apartments and a new 35,000 sq ft retailleisure experience provided by a leading global brand. The redevelopment of t

Located in Victoria Park, Hong Kong based Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design (LEAD) have create “The Golden Moon”. This unique building explores how Hong Kong’s unique building traditions and craftsmanship can be combined with

A recent fire at Sao Paulo’s Memorial of Latin America, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, has left the fate of the building uncertain.
According to the chairman of the Memorial, João Batista de Andrade, they are waiting for the Fire Department and the̷

Spanish architect, Ricardo Bofill, designed the W Hotel in Barcelona. Completed in 2009, this 24 story, sail-shaped building, has become a landmark on the shoreline, providing exceptional Mediterranean views. Located along the famed boardwalk La Barcelonet

The clients for this small residential jewel have an expanding family but fixed walls. Since they couldn’t expand upwards or outwards, we had to build inwards. We designed a room within a room. The project was generated from simple but severe planometric a

Jackson Clements Burrows Architects have designed The Cullen Hotel located in Melbourne, Australia. Description This project is one of a group of Art Series Hotels developed by the Asia Pacific Building Corporation. The design concept involved the generati

In 2005, Gary Barnett, the president of Extell, commissioned Christian de Portzamparc to design several towers on 57th Street. The building’s trademark soaring movement, with its summit turned towards the immense open sky of Central Park, emerged early in

Edge House is designed by Polish practice Mobius Architects. The house features 30 degree tilt roof integrated into the eight meter high limestone escarp and a long terrace to provide an interesting panorama view. Building will be located on a plot which n

This project is the renovation of a restaurant located within a late 19th century building, close to the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The restaurant was opened in 2006 by Japanese chef, who provides an inventive take on traditional French cuisine. T

The Dandenong Precinct Energy Project (P.E.P.) is a flagship project in the implementation of low carbon energy generation in Victoria. The P.E.P. will supply the buildings in a 7 hectare redevelopment precinct with electricity and heating thermal energy (

The 1,050 sqm modern villa located in Ekali, at the Greece capital’s city Athens. This monolithic building formed by the road, the curve then, and a private garden, which teaches the quality of...The post Modern Wide Open Villa in Athens By KLab arch

Inspired by seaside architecture, Steve Lazar created an contemporary house at Hermosa Beach California, comprised three stories high on a corner lot with an expansive view of Hermosa Beach. The architecture is comprised...The post Trapezoidal Lifeguard To

The building is the result of an architectural competition fostered by Spain’s leading car insurance company, Mapfre, calling for a new tipology responding to an innovating service offered to its clients: a centre where damaged cars are taken by the client

Walden 7 represents the successful implementation of an old ambition of Ricardo Bofill and it has a special significance within the development of his work. The building represents in fact the realization of the research work done for other previous projec

Karl Dreer in collaboration with Felix Bembé & Sebastian Dellinger have designed the HI-MACS House in Bavaria, Germany. Alongside the design-oriented building form, significant focus is placed on the materials used in this...The post The HI-MACS® House

Situated in dramatic sloping site in Cape Town, this stunning house was designed by SAOTA, an well known architecture firm in South Africa. The site falls very steeply and due to the high elevation of the road and the restrictions on the building form, the

The house is located in L’Ametlla del Vallès in a sloping plot. To the east, there is a street and a group of neighbouring private houses; to the west, views to the pinewood. In this environment, the intent of the building is to turn its back to the vehicu

DOS Architects have designed an office space in an old industrial building in London. Description DOS Architects intervention was to design the top two floors of this Industrial building in the ever trendy area of Old Street. The intention was to preserve

A number of visitor centers have been designed and built for Sweden’s most interesting nature reserves, and all are unique. Designing a building that helps guide visitors is a gratifying task for an architect. While the conditions are more open than for mo

The Hewlett House (Architects : MPR Design Group) boldly sits as a modern insertion into the typically poor building stock of its surrounding environment. The context is of varying building styles, scales and materials so the house creates a deliberate con

Klaverweide is a housing project for children with mental or physical disabilities. Located in the heart of De Draai, a new district in Heerhugowaard, the small-scale architecture with its bricks and tiles matches the surrounding buildings. The open and ac

The Fletcher Hotel designed by Benthem Crouwel Architekten. This building is a new landmark for the city of Amsterdam. The 60 meter high hotel has a compact floor plan with a diameter of only 24 meters, resulting in a characteristic slim silhouette along t

Concept The project started with the aim of having a complete development comprising all expressions and supports necessary to build the original idea presented by the client. He challenged us to design a vegetarian restaurant that demystified the sector a

The project is inscribed within the urban tissue of Réchy. It contributes for the densification of the village, emphasizes the street front defined by its neighboring existing buildings and re-enforces the rural character of the site. Its compact volume, w

Diffuse interaction. Imminent interest. Light An athletics stadium. A municipal sports center. A plot. Two levels. A problem. An opportunity. As part of the remodeling and enlarging works on Fernando Hierro municipal sports facilities, the Town Hall commis

Concept The competition involves the construction of a new stadium with a capacity of 12,000 seats, easily upgradeable to 16,000 seats. The request is to build a modern sports center, performing, and secure. The project area includes, in addition to the st

The Prato Lofts, designed by mdu architetti, deals with the transformation of a warehouse of the second half of XX century located in Prato, Tuscany, in Italy. The building is located in a unique urban tissue of the city of Prato, that was perfectly descri

From an abandoned and anonymous office building to a vibrant multi-tenant complex. That’s De Burgemeester, a commercial property in Hoofddorp renovated by Studioninedots and opened on 5 November 2013. The secret of the transformation? A vertical lobby feat

TFP Farrells Architecture have designed the Kennedy Town Swimming Pool situated at the junction of Kennedy Town Praya and Shing Sai Road and bounded at the western end by Sai Cheung Street North. The design brief was for an iconic structure, housing both

In 2009 a prestigious American Foundation and Jiao Tong University invited Kokaistudios to design the building for the new faculty of law in a prestigious location of the historical campus of the University in the center of Shanghai. This particular site b

The building for children should be created from the child’s point of view, where the design is set specifically to familiarize with their world. The design should also have the flexibility to evolve and grow simultaneously as the children themselves grow,

Ferrari Factory Store of Serravalle Scrivia, entirely designed by Iosa Ghini Associates, is located outside McArthur Glen Outlet in Serravalle Scrivia. For the first time in the history of Ferrari Stores an entire building has been designed to accommodate

Macalister Mansion is designed around the idea of an old English mansion, situated along historic Macalister Road, Penang Malaysia. This building originally built in 1900s and complete restored by Ministry of Design into a luxurious new boutique hotel. Eac

The ‘Absolute Tower’ located in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto Canada. Designed by Chinese Studio MAD Architects, the building is more than just a functional machine: it responds to the significance of being located at the junction of two mai

For Australian skin care brand Aesop, we planned the interior and exterior of the new store on Meiji Street in Shibuya. The store is located on the first floor of a three-storey building situated between two taller buildings; the space is long and slender

This building originally built in 1920 and transform by Pir II AS. The overall concept of the transformation is to show the history of the building as honest as possible. This meant a clear conceptual distinction between what is new and what is old, but al

As an international corporation, Drees & Sommer provides support in all aspects of property for public and private building owners as well as investors. Our range of services includes development consultancy, project management, engineering, infrastruc

Chotte Matte is located in an imposing 60ʼs building at the north end of Frith St. The internal dining space is 450sqm, including in this is approximately 100sqm bar area with some external dining along the Frith St frontage. Access to the restaurant is vi

The site is situated in the middle of an artificial lake in south-east Shanghai, China. Being the first to be completed and the focal point of the 5 commercial buildings planned, the showroom is intended to become a remarkable landmark for the new developm

This is a building were the energetic and ambient charge are not treated as an addition, they show the architecture and the use of their materials, trying to break the traditional dichotomy between Architecture and Machine. The building is conceived as a

A cylindrical, distinctive building in the middle of the town square is an urban planning motif with roots in the Italian Renaissance. The form offers lots of floor space in relation to the amount of exposed exterior wall surface, and the upper floors proj

We were supposed to build a unit defined by the Ardoi partial plan in the town of Zizur mayor. Like in almost all urban developments recently introduced around Pamplona, Ardoi establishes a grid sized enough to create some private “garden-patio”

Introduction This new International Competition is to offer an alternative environment for studying and training to acquire the vocational and practical skills and knowledge required to become an Architect within this global city. The new building should

Context The building is placed just in the center of a problematic working-class neighborhood in Mulhouse. This neighborhood is the object of a general development project in order to improve the living environment of its inhabitants. This political intent

The Tea Room is a contemporary insertion into the original Victorian ballroom at the top of the Queen Victoria Building. Open daily as a tea room the venue also serves as a private function area for weddings, shows and conferences. Our design highlights th

Haus Oberberg is the transformation of a traditional wine cellar used for agricultural purposes in the fruit and wine-growing area into contemporary architecture. The historical wooden building with a gabled roof stands on a site which is dedicated as open

This house is located in front of the lucid stream known as the Nuppuku River in Taisho-cho, Obihiro-shi, Hokkaido. The north-west side of the house, which is the back of the building, is surrounded by tall trees, and unspoiled nature miraculously remains

The children´s library, located in the west part of “La Ciudadela”, can be accessed from the interior of the building or from the street, and it is sectioned by the perimeter corridor of the building. The project for this area connects both sections and gu

The Hands that Build America, the professional tradesmen, are the ones who are responsible for us having our homes, schools, businesses, churches. Being the backbone of everything else, they deserve our respect, our recognition, they deserve our handshake,

The Vodafone Campus Düsseldorf set as ‘Green Building‘, scheduled completed at December 2012. On the new campus in the district of Düsseldorf Heerdt leads the mobile phone company Vodafone his most employees distributed over various sites in a

The Tobaco Hotel is located in the centre of Łódź, among historic tenement houses and old factory buildings. The hotel is part of the historic factory building complex. Since 1895, Karol Kretschmer had operated a wool textile factory there. In 1932, the Na

This is a project about the restoration of a building between two party walls defined by a medieval division into lots old town. The plot is stretched in order to light up in two parallel streets and around 19 meters far from each other. The minimal width

This project was done in collaboration with the client who wished to build his own home. The site is located in a back alley of Montréal’s Plateau neighborhood and the design reflects the patchwork of extensions and renovations typically found in Plateau a

What kind of house would a martial arts blackbelt build? Fellow blackbelt Joan Wiener and John Klopf have practiced martial arts for a combined total of 32 years. Wiener asked John Klopf of Klopf Architecture to design her house because she believed that t

Located in Victoria Park, Hong Kong based Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design (LEAD) have create “The Golden Moon”. This unique building explores how Hong Kong’s unique building traditions and craftsmanship can be combined with

The Casa das Artes (House of the Arts) in Miranda do Corvo expresses the meeting between two identities, rural and urban, in a landscape marked by the Lousã Mountains. The building features a contemporary and volumetrically expressive language. The sloping

Luca Curci architects studio has designed a landmark for the United Arab Emirates skyline with an innovative project based on the concept of “Organic Cities”. The organic buildings become part of the new megalopolis, merging and mixing residential elements

The first challenge in this project was the rescue of a deteriorated building, with very poor design and construction specifications, from the mid 80s. A priority was to restore the structure failures in order to incorporate the areas needed by the company

The medical centre is constructed in a trapezoid-shaped plot and has an extension of 3.300 square meters. The intervention proposed to locate the building next to the west limit of the site forming a large outdoor area in front of it. In this way, this ope

Situated in dramatic sloping site in Cape Town, this stunning house was designed by SAOTA, an well known architecture firm in South Africa. The site falls very steeply and due to the high elevation of the road and the restrictions on the building form, the

The Hewlett House (Architects : MPR Design Group) boldly sits as a modern insertion into the typically poor building stock of its surrounding environment. The context is of varying building styles, scales and materials so the house creates a deliberate con

Three stadiums by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) received the most important international architectural awards for sports and leisure buildings. At this year’s IOC/IAKS Awards, the Bao’An Stadium in Shenzhen, China, received a gold medal i

The Fletcher Hotel designed by Benthem Crouwel Architekten. This building is a new landmark for the city of Amsterdam. The 60 meter high hotel has a compact floor plan with a diameter of only 24 meters, resulting in a characteristic slim silhouette along t

Chosen by Miele for this architecture competition, the site is a residential neighborhood with residences in low, medium and high density, surrounded by parks and squares. It is in close proximity to the new City Council Building and Bicentenario Park. Nue

The Danish Maritime Museum had to find its place in a unique historic and spatial context; between one of Denmark’s most important and famous buildings and a new, ambitious cultural centre. This is the context in which the museum has proven itself with an

TFP Farrells Architecture have designed the Kennedy Town Swimming Pool situated at the junction of Kennedy Town Praya and Shing Sai Road and bounded at the western end by Sai Cheung Street North. The design brief was for an iconic structure, housing both

Squire and Partners have completed a private house in Mayfair, London, featuring a striking bespoke leaf facade which mirrors an established Virginia Creeper on a facing building on Curzon Street. The contemporary interpretation of leaves are crafted as a

BIG is chosen as the winner of 950-974 Market, a 446,000 sqf (ca. 42,000 sqm) mixed-use development including residences, retail, arts space and theaters in the heart of San Francisco’s Mid-Market neighborhood. The San Francisco-based real estate developme

The Town council of Asiain, a small community located in the municipality of Olza, proposed a simple program when decided to build an extension for the old cemetery. An open air area containing the burial niches and a side construction with the autopsy roo

The New Sulaibikhat Clinic building stands as a pioneer in the healthcare sector, where challenging issues such as privacy and security are addressed using a new model, where courtyards attached to the façade are the driving element behind this unique typo

The apartment is on the last floor of a building located in a typical street of Pinerolo. Studioata carried out the restoration work of the entire medieval building and made 14 new apartments of different size to meet all kind of house requirements. This p

The Dominican monastery in Ptuj boasts more than 800 years of history, which is, in various degrees of apparentness, expressed in its building structure. The Dominicans came to Ptuj in the early 13th century, when they were given a plot within the city wal

54 HaNevi’im Street is the new branding name for a luxurious boutique hotel in a landmark building in the Historic City Center of Jerusalem. The original building is a two storey 19th century eclectic building onto which we are proposing an additiona

Architects and designers SHH have transformed ZSL London Zoo’s main restaurant (The Terrace Restaurant), by remodelling and extending the 1920s building as part of a three-year, £4.6m project. The restaurant’s capacity has nearly tripled as a result, from

The Guangdong Museum is one of four major cultural landmark buildings for the new financial hub in Zhujiang Xincheng (Pearl River New Town) of Guangzhou. Rocco Design Architects Ltd. was announced winner of an international invited competition in May 2004

The Resort, Campustown’s new upscale amenities facility, finished its final phase to complete the project’s vision in November of 2012. Beal | Derkenne Construction has created a comfortable, modern building through the use of simple building material

The cafeteria and restaurant are located at the entrance to WU Campus in the „Executive Building”. The spacious garden terrace in front of the cafeteria Comida y Pan is to be seen from the subway station. The bright design and the huge white lamps should n

The building is located within the pre-existing compound of Scuola Edile di Bergamo-SEB (school for construction workers), an heterogeneous mix of edifices built over the past 50 years that this new architecture joins accurately. Conceived as a mixed-use a

Macalister Mansion is designed around the idea of an old English mansion, situated along historic Macalister Road, Penang Malaysia. This building originally built in 1900s and complete restored by Ministry of Design into a luxurious new boutique hotel. Eac

The ‘Absolute Tower’ located in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto Canada. Designed by Chinese Studio MAD Architects, the building is more than just a functional machine: it responds to the significance of being located at the junction of two mai

“Sinha gallery is a new concept store that join architecture, design and art , building our times. The store is at Oporto, Portugal and sell only portuguese products. The space is at Av. Boavista , Oporto one of the best avenue of the city that sta

The briefing was to build a three-bedroom house on top of a warehouse built in the 80′s, where part of the roof was made with a flat slab and a small balcony, precisely with that idea of later building the house. Given the constraints of the existing

This building originally built in 1920 and transform by Pir II AS. The overall concept of the transformation is to show the history of the building as honest as possible. This meant a clear conceptual distinction between what is new and what is old, but al

“Casa del Agua ”, a project where the water serves as the main element of the design of the house, starting from the entrance area and continuing along our walk through the spaces. Giving hierarchy to the building and a unique travel experience, with the w

The World Architecture Festival has announced the winners of 4 award categories on the third day of the festival. WAF category winners day 3 World Building of the Year FJMT + Archimedia | Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki (New Zealand) Future Project

131 Hebron Road Residential Building is a luxury apartment building in the southern Arnona neighborhood in Jerusalem. The project is a hybrid design of a new building attached to an old modernist colonial building at the southern outskirts of Jerusalem. Lo

The project is located in the pent-house of Diomeda building, in the commercial area of Puerto Cancun. Through an organic design of curved lines, the travel takes us to the different spaces, always oriented to the surrounding views of the development, of t

House is difficult to access, located on a steep basalt slope above the village. Garden is facing northeast. On the other hand there is a positive side to it – an exceptionally beautiful view on the river. Builder feels a very strong connection to th

The new Visual Arts facility for the University of Iowa’s School of Art and Art History provides 126,000 sf of loftlike space for the departments of ceramics, sculpture, metals, photography, print making and 3D multimedia. It will also include gradua

The Hands that Build America, the professional tradesmen, are the ones who are responsible for us having our homes, schools, businesses, churches. Being the backbone of everything else, they deserve our respect, our recognition, they deserve our handshake,

The Vodafone Campus Düsseldorf set as ‘Green Building‘, scheduled completed at December 2012. On the new campus in the district of Düsseldorf Heerdt leads the mobile phone company Vodafone his most employees distributed over various sites in a

PIT3 project, from Monterrey Tech University, on their Chihuahua Campus. It’s an innovative project on many aspects. The building services Aeronautics and Automotive Design, two of their newest and more emblematic career offers. The building had to show in

Clara is a storage unit system made of a coffee table and a chest of drawers. Informal and user friendly, Clara enables building a personalized bedroom environment just by placing one component on the top of another. Clara collection is also made up of a n

All inferences, joking, analogies, and one-liners aside – this is a unique one. Taking a long standing service and building and transforming it into a new use and direction is nothing new. When it happens to be the same idea applied to a mortuary and

This designer country house was built on a 17,000 m² plot and absolutely quiet. When building large emphasis was placed on the processing of high-quality materials and the latest technology. The villa was built in H-shape on one level. Large picture window

Located in Victoria Park, Hong Kong based Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design (LEAD) have create “The Golden Moon”. This unique building explores how Hong Kong’s unique building traditions and craftsmanship can be combined with

Camo-Density or: How I learned to love living in a hedge As the city of Vancouver continues to grow, there is increasing demand for central living accommodation. As Vancouver’s downtown core reaches its maximum build out – with few lot’s

Dorf Ketal is an industry leader in the Middle East, North Africa, South America and Asia-Pacific territories. Its headquarters are located in the Port of Mundra, India’s largest private industrial park, in the Kutch district of the state of Gujarat,

A building scheduled for a workspace of a sculptor who intervenes in public spaces, Carlos Barreira, professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts at University of OPorto, and a residential area for the same. A project aimed at sustainability and integration of a

The House SLM in Solingen, Germany, was rebuilt in 2013, when its inner as well as its outer appearance were completely redesigned. The original house was already constructed in the 1970ies, as most of the houses in the neighborhood. The building owners ap

Project introduction The building site is a long, narrow piece of land between a coastline road and a cliff. The key design concept, besides assuring a sufficient living space, was to harmonize with the surrounding natural environment. The land sits two me

House at the Bend (It Grows on You) By the project of “Architecturium” Studio, on the Mashkinskoe Highway, the construction of “Novogorsk Olympic Village” is underway. This year, the checkpoint building and the four-story residentia

A house like an archetype. As a prelude to the castle “Schönberg” (12th century) at the Wehrgraben – site of a former guard house. The house consists of two building volumes – one homogeneous, black saddle roof building lying turned

The new market of la laguna is at the same time an urban center of a great importance and a border building, which links farmers and consumers, and it’s border location. In our case, highlights its role in an intervention full of possibilities. A contempo

Situated in dramatic sloping site in Cape Town, this stunning house was designed by SAOTA, an well known architecture firm in South Africa. The site falls very steeply and due to the high elevation of the road and the restrictions on the building form, the

The Hewlett House (Architects : MPR Design Group) boldly sits as a modern insertion into the typically poor building stock of its surrounding environment. The context is of varying building styles, scales and materials so the house creates a deliberate con

The Fletcher Hotel designed by Benthem Crouwel Architekten. This building is a new landmark for the city of Amsterdam. The 60 meter high hotel has a compact floor plan with a diameter of only 24 meters, resulting in a characteristic slim silhouette along t

By reason of cooperation between two major textile companies, the necessity of a new design office with additional showroom for guest designer team is revealed in existing manufacturing building of the host company. Approach of the architectural team, acco

The building site is in a rural area of Tokushima Prefecture. Our thought was to come up with a design that brought out the clear landscape. It was the owner’s wish to have an open residence connected to the outside. The environment is such that there are

The Shaft House is an unexpected and exciting spatial experience that survives the limits of our ordinary living spaces. The two and a half storey detached house reevaluates functional arrangements within a narrow building while creating bright and airy sp

Commerce and sustainability in harmony The new building of Purelake House with its pearlescent green façade made of ALUCOBOND spectra® Amazon perfectly integrates into its surroundings. It is located in the north side of Plaistow Lane. It comprises a mix o

TFP Farrells Architecture have designed the Kennedy Town Swimming Pool situated at the junction of Kennedy Town Praya and Shing Sai Road and bounded at the western end by Sai Cheung Street North. The design brief was for an iconic structure, housing both

The Botnar Building, which houses IMRIC – the Institute of Medical Research Israel Canada, is a unique facility of laboratories designed for current standards of microbiology research. In addition, the building provides auditorium spaces and seminar

Macalister Mansion is designed around the idea of an old English mansion, situated along historic Macalister Road, Penang Malaysia. This building originally built in 1900s and complete restored by Ministry of Design into a luxurious new boutique hotel. Eac

For this project, a church-building had to be designed and built for 400 people, including a chapel which would cater for about 100 people to use it on a daily basis. A parish center also included offices, multipurpose rooms, classrooms for catechesis, two

Pupp Suites, a competition for an important construction site in the city of Brixen – a new gate leading to the city. The aim was to close a building gap and set up 11 suites. It was our idea to interlock 3 structures so that a game with projections and se

Our client was initially inclined to build a new house. After much consideration, however, he decided to partly renovate his three-storey family house, and use it as a residence for a two-generation family. The client requested a home where he could feel t

The new home of the John and Frances Angelos Law Center unites classrooms, faculty offices, administrative space, and the law library under a single roof for the first time in the history of the school. The building, located at the prominent intersection o

Design Concept As per design requirements of the Phase 3D design ideas competition which are to create an innovative iconic architecture, generate ingenious and sustainable low carbon design, and design the building which unifies the Park’s development in

Several weeks after The Why Factory – a newly established research institute, lead by MVRDV and Delft University of Technology – had moved into their new residence on the top floor of the Faculty Building of the Technical University, the building was

It is a project which repairs the old timbered house in Japan and builds a small atelier. Since there was little cost, the space of rich usage was aimed at for the necessary minimum material. A designer also participates in construction and makes it comple

Dim Sum is a restaurant on Florence’s central Via Neri, set on two levels of a building long occupied by an old Tuscan taverna. The clients chose to convert the previous business into a Mediterranean-Asian fusion restaurant that stood out for the quality o

The Botnar Building, which houses IMRIC – the Institute of Medical Research Israel Canada, is a unique facility of laboratories designed for current standards of microbiology research. In addition, the building provides auditorium spaces and seminar

Designed by Humà Design, La Fabrique 125 inaugurates the transformation of Montreal’s former textile and clothing manufacturing area into a neighbourhood for living and creativity. This bold conversion of an old garment industry building into 192 residenti

The house is designed for 4 members of a family with two kids. The house is placed at urban district and a small plot of only 43.21sqm in Osaka, Japan. Around the site is the mixed-use area where small houses, small factories, and small office buildings co

The ‘Absolute Tower’ located in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto Canada. Designed by Chinese Studio MAD Architects, the building is more than just a functional machine: it responds to the significance of being located at the junction of two mai

This building originally built in 1920 and transform by Pir II AS. The overall concept of the transformation is to show the history of the building as honest as possible. This meant a clear conceptual distinction between what is new and what is old, but al

The Dean of Students’ Building functions as the academic and social hub of the School of Engineering in Be’er Sheba University. Its modest program is structured around a terraced three story public space of the different departments. It is desi

The brief required the remodeling of a small store, located in an anonymous double storeyed building in the midst of a consolidated area of services in Santiago, Chile, into ‘Suco’: a cafe specializing in the preparation of smoothies, sandwiche

Construction is underway on the new Washington State University visitor center designed by the design-build team, Olson Kundig Architects and Sellen Construction. Located on the west edge of the WSU campus in Pullman, Washington, the 4,277 square-foot visi

The Urban Context The National Quarter (Kiryat Haleom in Hebrew) was planned as a spacious public park integrated with modest government buildings. In time, the complex developed into a space of symbolic buildings divided by wide roads. Citizens avoid the

Franken Architects was commissioned by a private owner, to create a new impulse in the core of the old town Sachsenhausen by building a new home and studio in the Kleine Rittergasse. In contrast to many tourist locations in the environment there will be r

The Dean of Students’ Building functions as the academic and social hub of the School of Engineering in Be’er Sheba University. Its modest program is structured around a terraced three story public space of the different departments. It is desi

The studio of Popo Danes architecture consulting firm can be summed up in one sentence: “A workplace that breathes life.” Compared to other architecture consulting firm offices with their small cubicles crowding the interior of a building, Popo Danes studi

The Hands that Build America, the professional tradesmen, are the ones who are responsible for us having our homes, schools, businesses, churches. Being the backbone of everything else, they deserve our respect, our recognition, they deserve our handshake,

The Vodafone Campus Düsseldorf set as ‘Green Building‘, scheduled completed at December 2012. On the new campus in the district of Düsseldorf Heerdt leads the mobile phone company Vodafone his most employees distributed over various sites in a

“A nation deep in denial loves the imitation, pastiche and sameness of look-alike architecture. Additions made with the brain engaged, however, build on the truth that what matters is not looks but meaning. What matters is what the new and the old in their

“A nation deep in denial loves the imitation, pastiche and sameness of look-alike architecture. Additions made with the brain engaged, however, build on the truth that what matters is not looks but meaning. What matters is what the new and the old in their

The project is about the ri-territorialization of a series of commercial warehouses: combining the need to renovate the facade and to design the parking area in front of the building, the architecture reconnects the building to the surrounding environment

A4Adesign invites visitors to the “building site” location of the Fuorisalone in Via De Amicis 53 to experiment with how useful the project is, and take a stab at it right there and then. Using the forms in recycled cardboard available at the building site

The intervention in this 25 years old building ascribes to the damaged materials and the necessity keep up with the new thermo-acoustic requirements of the area. To accomplish this objective a passive but high effective energy saving façade was adapted. Th

The practise be paris, youngest member of be baumschlager eberle Group, has designed a building which fulfills the diverse needs of the inhabitants. The basic requirements for contemplation and communication are here complied. Premise for it is the positio

The Municipal Library of Greve in Chianti, designed by mdu architetti, is located in the heart of the Chianti region, in the province of Florence, in Tuscany. The building is located at the entrance of the city in a former industrial area, near the Greve r

The central theme for an IT company’s new office building in Karlsruhe – developed for a competition arranged by real estate company, STI Immobilienmanagement- is a „Glazed Software Factory“. This is not only expressed in the external appearance of t

Located in Victoria Park, Hong Kong based Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design (LEAD) have create “The Golden Moon”. This unique building explores how Hong Kong’s unique building traditions and craftsmanship can be combined with

This intervention consists in the refurbishment of the communal parts of a 19th century building, siege of a prestigious financial holding company, operating locally as well as throughout Europe and the Near East. The presentation of the corporate image of

The low price of a plot has been redeemed by very complicated conditions for building a family house. The plot and its limitations were a real challenge; countryside around the river Berounka and the atmosphere of a valley were really charming. All these c

Situated in dramatic sloping site in Cape Town, this stunning house was designed by SAOTA, an well known architecture firm in South Africa. The site falls very steeply and due to the high elevation of the road and the restrictions on the building form, the

The Hewlett House (Architects : MPR Design Group) boldly sits as a modern insertion into the typically poor building stock of its surrounding environment. The context is of varying building styles, scales and materials so the house creates a deliberate con

The Fletcher Hotel designed by Benthem Crouwel Architekten. This building is a new landmark for the city of Amsterdam. The 60 meter high hotel has a compact floor plan with a diameter of only 24 meters, resulting in a characteristic slim silhouette along t

Remarkable building silhouette, amazing location and exquisite amenities, this is the picture of the “Unbalanced Hotel” which will be built by OOIIO Architecture for a private client, an Latin American

TFP Farrells Architecture have designed the Kennedy Town Swimming Pool situated at the junction of Kennedy Town Praya and Shing Sai Road and bounded at the western end by Sai Cheung Street North. The design brief was for an iconic structure, housing both

As part of the University’s Framework Plan for the Cannon Drive Corridor, Ohio State University South Campus Central Chiller Plant was recently completed by US practice Ross Barney Architects . Situated at the edge

As a part of the University’s Framework Plan for the Cannon Drive Corridor, Ohio State University South Campus Central Chiller Plant was recently completed by US practice Ross Barney Architects . Situated at the

Macalister Mansion is designed around the idea of an old English mansion, situated along historic Macalister Road, Penang Malaysia. This building originally built in 1900s and complete restored by Ministry of Design into a luxurious new boutique hotel. Eac

The ‘Absolute Tower’ located in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto Canada. Designed by Chinese Studio MAD Architects, the building is more than just a functional machine: it responds to the significance of being located at the junction of two mai

This building originally built in 1920 and transform by Pir II AS. The overall concept of the transformation is to show the history of the building as honest as possible. This meant a clear conceptual distinction between what is new and what is old, but al

The design of the house developed in direct response to the site and its location within the beautiful village of Yalding in Kent. The building’s structure is composed to reflect the surrounding woodland with the raking columns representing the irregular a

Consell Kindergarten is the extension of the School Complex “Bartomeu Ordines” in Consell, Mallorca (Spain). The new building is composed of: six classrooms (for children between 3 and 5 years old), one psychomotor classroom and a dining area including kit

The renovation of this apartment – roughly 70 square metres in an ancient building – aimed to achieve insulation from outside distractions. The design is unadorned, plain and iconoclastic; the light is soft and cosy; the atmosphere is relaxing and favours

When arriving at House Tat, the visitor can immediately understand the magnificence of this project, for the five storey house was redesigned and ingeniously transformed into a contemporary home. The building is located on a very steep and narrow site with

The house stands on a large lot amongst other plots of land where new houses are being built. The project area is bordered by roads on three sides and is slightly elevated above street level – a location that renders the entire building visible from the su

stephenson:ISA STUDIO were appointed in 2004 to prepare a masterplan to complete the Trafford College Campus. The £26m proposals include demolition of some existing buildings, to provide sites for a learning resource centre with teaching accommodation over

Our proposal for the new Regional Council of Building of the District of Judea is based on a balance between our desire to insert a modest intervention in the landscape and a need to design a public building with a substantial formal presence. The relative

The new headquarters for the global fashion company Desigüal enjoys a great location on Barcelona’s beachfront along the animated Barceloneta boardwalk and next to the W Barcelona Hotel. The 4-floor a glass office building provides perfect flexible office

The GI multi-family housing is located in the south-east of the town of Pergine Valsugana, Ischia and on a slope. The building has three apartments, an apartment on each floor, the last of which is a duplex. From the large windows one can enjoy a beautiful

Set in Valencia’s historic centre, this contemporary building emerges quietly, although completely integrated to the urban plot and to the whole setting typology. The building searches to be part of the historical centre unit. The design has been developed

“5400 m2 spread over 12 floors. 120 double rooms with elegant interior design. The plot on which the building is implanted within a block defined by a peripheral tissue existing formed by buildings of low height. This condition defines an interior pa

Located in an historic industrial loft building in downtown Manhattan, Exer Blast is a family-fitness facility that synthesizes interactive technologies and physical obstacles with the use of dynamic spatial organization. The 6,000 square foot space coveri

The headquarters of fashion label s.Oliver stands out due to its clear forms and colours. The building is tailor-made to satisfy its users’ requirements and needs and reflects the company’s dynamism and zeitgeist. The restrained formal language serves as t

H block to be served as an Office building is situated in Meridian settlement designed by RMJM. The frontal design of Meridian H Block Building of which the rough construction was completed in 2010 belong to MTF Proje. The Varyap Meridian Project is formed

Context The building is located in Milan (Italy), inside the industrial Bovisa Quarter. Here new housing buildings coexist close to warehouses, gasometers, chimneys and workshops. Project The project concerns the residential transformation of a warehouse.

In 2010, the plan started out as a house renovation. However, when it was discovered that the state of the existing dwelling rendered this impossible, demolition and reconstruction became the point of departure for a new project. The building plot is situa

The Vodafone Campus Düsseldorf set as ‘Green Building‘, scheduled completed at December 2012. On the new campus in the district of Düsseldorf Heerdt leads the mobile phone company Vodafone his most employees distributed over various sites in a

Inserting volumes in the site: build a landscape The architectural takes suggestions specifications and urban landscaping and wishes of a vertical fragmentation increased, and a breakdown in “skyline” of volumes. Thus we find: - On the south si

Portal of the “Empire” Taking part in the contest for the project of the second stage of construction of “Empire Tower” Complex, the architectural group DNK treated the last unfinished building on the Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment a

Portal of the “Empire” Taking part in the contest for the project of the second stage of construction of “Empire Tower” Complex, the architectural group DNK treated the last unfinished building on the Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment a

We do not simply plan buildings. We think about how a house reacts to its surrounding, and the surrounding to the house. Interior life is as important as the environment. We set our hands on every detail from planning to realization. House H is all through

Meet Wuhan Greeland Center, a stunning architectural masterpiece that is developing in this moment in Wuhan, China. Striving to create comprehensive, high-performance, forward-looking designs that not only exhibit timeless and enduring

We were commissioned to design the premises of a newly opened hair salon within a multi-tenant building located in Kyobashi, an old downtown area of Osaka. During our visit, we found the site to be a pleasant, well-lit space with many windows. The owner

3XN’s vision to create an open, inspiring and social learning environment for a new technical faculty wins competition with 25 entries. It is the ambition that the new building for the technical faculty of the German university Duale Hochschule Baden-Württ

Gate or entry of a complex is a place which has special Architectural feather than the main entry of that building. Easy to find and is located somewhere that everyone can find it. This kind of Architectural element has symbolic function and shape of it is

This blockhouse is located in ‘La bonanova’ neighborhood in Barcelona. It stands out in the middle of a residential area thanks to its powerful facade made out of big white bricks. The composition of these pieces plays a big part in the image o

Gate or entry of a building is a place which has special Architectural than the main entry of that complex. Easy to find and is located some here that everyone can find it. This kind of Architectural has symbolic roll and seeming shape of that is related t

The PF single family house, the remodeling and rebuilding of an already existing edifice, lies half way along the ridge below the medieval castle of Pergine Valsugana and it is located in an ideal position, both as to the beautiful view on the valley it en

Located in Victoria Park, Hong Kong based Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design (LEAD) have create “The Golden Moon”. This unique building explores how Hong Kong’s unique building traditions and craftsmanship can be combined with

This residential building is located in one of the most beautiful roundabouts in Polanco neighbourhood, Campos Elíseos and Schiller, and the intention is to retake and restore the same quality of life; so difficult to find today in Mexico City. The buildin

Dom Arquitectura designed this music school, in the Can Fabra Cultural Centre, a building which historically was a textile factory.
The project posed a significant challenge: to do a music school on top of a library. That supposed a great acoustic difficul

In Kortrijk, the offices of Goedkope Woning have been combined with rented homes in the social housing sector. Goedkope Woning was able to remain faithful to its objectives and vision on sustainability both with regard to residents and buildings and these

In order to meet the client’s budget goals, an efficient plan and cost effective selection of building materials reduced construction costs and led to the simple box design. The use of sheet materials both inside and out maximized material efficiency while

Everything began with the arcade. The master plan specified that all the new buildings in the Oosterdokseiland development area near Amsterdam Central Station were to include such a semi-public zone. This naturally involves a loss of floor space but, if yo

The project aims to create, on one hand, a continuous building façade across the plot in order to consolidate the character of the street and, on the other, to free up the interior courtyard which is currently built up and make it greener. Four low-story h

Situated in dramatic sloping site in Cape Town, this stunning house was designed by SAOTA, an well known architecture firm in South Africa. The site falls very steeply and due to the high elevation of the road and the restrictions on the building form, the

Tamás Mórocz designed a house in the inner part of Budakeszi, Hungary.
The settlement is characterized by buildings with pitched roofs perpendicular to the street; made often with a porch and with an intimate garden beside and at the back of the bui

The Hewlett House (Architects : MPR Design Group) boldly sits as a modern insertion into the typically poor building stock of its surrounding environment. The context is of varying building styles, scales and materials so the house creates a deliberate con

New urban development plans within the existing city limits led the municipality of Leiden to resettle the local Marecollege, to a nearby tenantless school building. The city of Leiden invited 24H to create a design to this question. Since the program of t

The Fletcher Hotel designed by Benthem Crouwel Architekten. This building is a new landmark for the city of Amsterdam. The 60 meter high hotel has a compact floor plan with a diameter of only 24 meters, resulting in a characteristic slim silhouette along t

Center for higher education and university researches of Le Havre The building is made of two twin elements, side by side, centralizing three establishments: the campus of Sciences-Politiques for undergrad education and the two schools SPI (Sciences for en

Google Dublin – A thriving new campus boosting the spirit of innovation Google Ireland opens the doors to its thriving new campus: Four buildings located in the heart of Dublin’s historic docklands district! With over 47’000 m2 of unique office space, the

The new house is on a plot of land near Stuttgart, on a hillside with a generous view of the valley. The owners wanted a new home that would bring this view to life even inside of the building. The house is in a residential area with conventional developme

The T6C plot is a tripartite experience, involving a superposition of programs, structural principles, scales, façade treatments, and links to public space. The urban strategy is modeled on the perception of three buildings: the T6C building must complete

TFP Farrells Architecture have designed the Kennedy Town Swimming Pool situated at the junction of Kennedy Town Praya and Shing Sai Road and bounded at the western end by Sai Cheung Street North. The design brief was for an iconic structure, housing both

IDEAL is a shower seperation manufacturer based in Foshan in China. The design for the IDEAL headquarters includes a production facility, in addition to quality control, a representative administration building, a cafeteria building for 500 employees, vari

Condensed version The existing neoclassic house from mid 19th century was relegated to the urban anonymity due to aggressive renovations after World War II. Despite the decadent state of the building, the clients acknowledged traces of previous qualities.

White Lodge is a stunning white-rendered modernist villa with vast open living spaces and extensive glazing in mature grounds with feature swimming pool. The dream was to build an ultra-contemporary, sustainable home in the heart of leafy Surrey on the sec

Macalister Mansion is designed around the idea of an old English mansion, situated along historic Macalister Road, Penang Malaysia. This building originally built in 1900s and complete restored by Ministry of Design into a luxurious new boutique hotel. Eac

The new building is by the side of the recent development of Borgo Val di Taro, in a large residential neighbourhood under urbanization. The settlement, integrated in the mountains of the Taro Valley, appears as a core within a natural basin surrounded by

Presented house situated in the Kiev region, on a narrow section near the existing buildings. One of the difficulties of the area was the fact that he has access to water, the river Dnieper. Maintaining all of these regulatory distance, the house had to be

The ‘Absolute Tower’ located in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto Canada. Designed by Chinese Studio MAD Architects, the building is more than just a functional machine: it responds to the significance of being located at the junction of two mai

The new building is by the side of the recent development of Borgo Val di Taro, in a large residential neighbourhood under urbanization. The settlement, integrated in the mountains of the Taro Valley, appears as a core within a natural basin surrounded by

3XN’s eight pointed star shaped UN City is inaugurated in Copenhagen The new regional head office of the United Nations is designed with clear references to the UN’s identity and values: It is a building that physically reaches out to all parts the world,

Introduction Simon Gill Architects completed the fishing lodge at Batak, Bulgaria, in the summer of 2012. The 290 m2 building is divided into two sections with one half of the house built into the hillside and the other rising above ground in an insulated

This building originally built in 1920 and transform by Pir II AS. The overall concept of the transformation is to show the history of the building as honest as possible. This meant a clear conceptual distinction between what is new and what is old, but al

House with a wooden skin The house is located on a very steep hill in an ethnical village of Cyprus. The facades and the roof of this house comprise one entity. The ‘skin’ , the wrapping of the building, consisting of Iroko wood cladding, is open in strate

The Velodromo Vigorelli represents an historical building in Milan, important for the city and recognize by the citizens as a cultural landmark. For this reason is necessary in our opinion to preserve, after renovation, the old structure, adding new volume

Detailed to perfection with a classic appearance, the Parrish Collection by Emeco and German designer Konstantin Grcic was first made for the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, New York. The externally modest building of the Parrish Art Museum holds an inte

The strong point of Bayad Villa lies in the humbleness of the architecture’s design. The villa bows down to nature by appearing here and there among the lush greenery of the landscape. The Openness of the buildings creates a kind of dialogue with the land

The strong point of Bayad Villa lies in the humbleness of the architecture’s design. The villa bows down to nature by appearing here and there among the lush greenery of the landscape. The Openness of the buildings creates a kind of dialogue with the land

Republika Architektury designed 180 m2 (1938 ft2) apartment for rent located on the top floor in the high end building not far from the city center of Warsaw, Poland. From the apartment one can enjoy the best views in town. It is overlooking the Vistula Ri

Circulattion & environment The REFLECTION Arts and Library building as a landmark is the missing link between Taiwan Tower and Convention Center, fullfilling the green belt connecting Natural Museum of Natural Science in the North and Taiwan Museum of

Saudi Arabia’s biggest city, the capital Riyadh, has experienced a rapid growth since 1990, its population is now more than 5 million residents, two times higher than before, so current transport system The post Zaha Hadid Architects to Build a New Public

The Vodafone Campus Düsseldorf set as ‘Green Building‘, scheduled completed at December 2012. On the new campus in the district of Düsseldorf Heerdt leads the mobile phone company Vodafone his most employees distributed over various sites in a

Apelle is a wooden one family house located in Karjaa – Finland. The building rests in a natural harbor like a boat in a sheltering pocket surrounded by bed rocks and trees. The interior space of Apelle is a continuous tube that grows gradually along

Apelle is a wooden one family house located in Karjaa – Finland. The building rests in a natural harbor like a boat in a sheltering pocket surrounded by bed rocks and trees. The interior space of Apelle is a continuous tube that grows gradually along

The house is located on a nice green site in the city of Helmond, a small town in the south of The Netherlands. This residential building is designed for a couple with 5 kids and the wish for a small home office area. Strict regulations from city council r

With its distinctive shape, contemporary architecture and unusual but appealing facades, the Taichung City Cultural Center provides large gathering spaces on a common piazza. This large piazza forged between the buildings facilitates a continuous and clear

The concept behind the two replacement returns was to analyse the function of return structures to the rear of period dwellings on both a programmatic and a visual level. An attempt was made to establish 2 new buildings, to be considered in their own right

The all project tries to bring in a new aura, in a town developed in the seventies for mere lucrative purposes. A place that gives its best when snow covers the eyesores of architecture arrogance. Just like a child, the building will play with snow, compac

Located in Victoria Park, Hong Kong based Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design (LEAD) have create “The Golden Moon”. This unique building explores how Hong Kong’s unique building traditions and craftsmanship can be combined with

It is not every day that a body is found buried on your building site, but on a summer’s morning in 2012 this is exactly what happened while builders were laying foundations for RIBA award-winning architects AR Design Studio’s latest project. By 6pm they h

Renovation of a 2400m2 building dating from1775 in Madrid’s historical quarter. The main functional decision was the construction of a second staircase nucleus, which permitted an optimal arrangement of apartments adjusted to the minimum size allowed by pl

The building is born from the need to give the students of the Catholic University a meeting place, a place they feel their own. Thereby the building becomes SPACE, public space, where the boundaries and possibilities are generated by the students themselv

Modern buildings are becoming more and more popular in Poland. Original architectural solutions are usually being used not only for projecting malls and office buildings, but also to design family houses. According to this, we can see more and more project

House in the suburbs of Tel Aviv, Israel. The plot is of 475 sqm, long and narrow, with a green park behind. Modern style and minimal design. Build as rectangular box\ tube – opaque on sides, but transparent to the back and front. Big void in the middle -s

Stylish Improvement This summer, the architectural workshop ADM is completing the project of renovating a 1950s administrative building, which is to drastically change its appearance. The edifice was built in 1951. First, it was a planning institute, and i

3XN’s extension to a neoclassical courtbuilding in the Copenhagen district of Frederiksberg is among this years nine European winners. In Respectful Dialogue In accordance with the Danish design tradition, Frederiksberg Courthouse is the result of a

Renovation project of existing buildings & demolition and reconstruction of buildings for rural tourism The area covered by the settlement in the town of Giarre, between Catania and Taormina, and extends for just shy of 50,000 sq. m. on the eastern slo

Situated in dramatic sloping site in Cape Town, this stunning house was designed by SAOTA, an well known architecture firm in South Africa. The site falls very steeply and due to the high elevation of the road and the restrictions on the building form, the

The owners recently purchased a new build 3000 sq foot townhouse in Crouch End, North London enjoying views towards historic Alexander Palace. The house boasts a magnificent ground floor double volume space. The first floor living room overlooks the kitche

The Hewlett House (Architects : MPR Design Group) boldly sits as a modern insertion into the typically poor building stock of its surrounding environment. The context is of varying building styles, scales and materials so the house creates a deliberate con

Richard Meier & Partners has completed the Jesolo Lido Condominium in Jesolo, Italy, and celebrates the opening of the project for the summer season. The building is part of a complex comprised of the Jesolo Lido Village, completed by Richard Meier

On the ashes of an industrial building arises a new residential complex of 25 apartments. The intervention area is situated in the northern outskirts of Milan, near Sesto San Giovanni and viale Monza, one of the major radial avenues of the city. The lot is

The Fletcher Hotel designed by Benthem Crouwel Architekten. This building is a new landmark for the city of Amsterdam. The 60 meter high hotel has a compact floor plan with a diameter of only 24 meters, resulting in a characteristic slim silhouette along t

Official opening of The Bow, Calgary’s tallest tower Special events have been held in Calgary this week to mark the official opening of The Bow, a 237-metre-high headquarters tower – the city’s tallest building and Canada’s tallest tower outside Toronto. A

Adequacy of existing housing, with 262.09m2 of gross floor area, to the actual needs of comfort for an family of 4 persons and the housing laws and rules of construction and building regulations. The building currently in the middle of a great mass of tree

Rebuild of a hotel complex as an ensemble of buildings, consisting of a main building, a garden suite in front, a reception and entrance area and a wellness house. Time seems to stop in Saalbach-Hinterglemm. Just an hour away from Salzburg, traditional hou

TFP Farrells Architecture have designed the Kennedy Town Swimming Pool situated at the junction of Kennedy Town Praya and Shing Sai Road and bounded at the western end by Sai Cheung Street North. The design brief was for an iconic structure, housing both

The building for the Tec de Monterrey University in their Juarez Campus, is in essence a building destined to host most of the extracurricular activities offered to students both in High school as in College and Higher degrees. Surrounding the actual Gym o

The first issue was achieved by introducing a structural spiral organic element. The vertical solid elevator core of the building is wrapped by a steel spring like spiral element. The spiral element functions as a structural element and as a vertical circu

Macalister Mansion is designed around the idea of an old English mansion, situated along historic Macalister Road, Penang Malaysia. This building originally built in 1900s and complete restored by Ministry of Design into a luxurious new boutique hotel. Eac

This project involved the radical transformation of a tiny, awkward apartment at the top of a six-story building. With only 425 square feet (39.5 square meters) of floor area, but a ceiling height of over 24 feet (7.3 meters), the new design exploits the i

The ‘Absolute Tower’ located in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto Canada. Designed by Chinese Studio MAD Architects, the building is more than just a functional machine: it responds to the significance of being located at the junction of two mai

This scheme has been planned for the downtown in Miyazaki, located in Southern Japan. The road in front is so busy and noisy, and there are tall buildings for residence at the south. Considering all these factors, I came up with a brilliant idea to harmoni

“Following the creation of the Loft des Innocents, Frédéric Flanquart Interior Architecture and Design have set themselves a new challenge, with the renovation of the Yacht: an 85m2 apartment located on the last floor of a building on the Parisian Grand Bo

“Following the creation of the Loft des Innocents, Frédéric Flanquart Interior Architecture and Design have set themselves a new challenge, with the renovation of the Yacht: an 85m2 apartment located on the last floor of a building on the Parisian Grand Bo

The location of the Project is in the countryside so our main interest was create a building with a strong sense of public space in relation with future expansion of the town, both for business and social activities. It was also released as a part of a who

This building originally built in 1920 and transform by Pir II AS. The overall concept of the transformation is to show the history of the building as honest as possible. This meant a clear conceptual distinction between what is new and what is old, but al

Begin with a building with soul, add the architectural free spirit of Dominic and Marie Bagnato. The result is Moonee Ponds’ most memorable home, a residence that thrills the senses throughout spectacular spaces of unlimited luxury and unforgettable

A concrete meander creates the connection A meandering band of white concrete, which links old and new buildings as well as the outdoor facilities, is not only functional but creates a sense of identity and design coherence. This sinuous ribbon is both a s

If you want to explore the history of the George W. Bush Presidency, now you have a great place that will provide you a deep insight of his career and life, The post Environmentally Sustainable Building for George W. Bush Presidential Center appeared firs

Interior designer Eric Carlson of the company “A DIZAINS UN ARHITEKTURA” combining classic with modern style create gentlemen’s apartment interior design. The apartment is in the 19th century building is located in the center of the Latvi

Imagine, create and build a space whose purpose was family life and friendships, in an area adjacent to the existing home, looking for a larger view and enjoyment of transparency, this was the most significant desire by the owner. The object a single space

Scheduled for completion in 2013, these unique architectural buildings inspired by floating icebergs will have a considerable contribution to the development of Aarhus, the second largest city in Denmark, transforming the The post Iceberg-Inspired Dwelling

Munich’s ‘Bau’ trade fair is one of the world’s leading trade fairs for the construction industry. Its particular focus is on building materials. For the ‘Bau 2013’, Armstrong DLW is highlighting its product palette of linoleum and vinyl flooring. The idea

Munich’s ‘Bau’ trade fair is one of the world’s leading trade fairs for the construction industry. Its particular focus is on building materials. For the ‘Bau 2013’, Armstrong DLW is highlighting its product palette of linoleum and vinyl flooring. The idea

Dublin Airport’s 75.000 m² Terminal 2 has been designed specifically with the traveller´s needs in mind. The visually striking building makes maximum use of natural daylight, creating bright and airy spaces that are both calm and relaxing. Considerat

The Vodafone Campus Düsseldorf set as ‘Green Building‘, scheduled completed at December 2012. On the new campus in the district of Düsseldorf Heerdt leads the mobile phone company Vodafone his most employees distributed over various sites in a

The project created 4 lodging rooms in a farm building in Alsace. A new wood construction was added as a natural and fluid extension of the old farm, not only renovating it but mostly honoring it by the use of its history and details. Thereby, niches were

Sports hall is placed into surrounding space onto a platform as an autonomous volume at the junction of various programmes and geometries. Due to its floor-plan size and its connection to the principal public areas, the pedestal is converted from a buildin

Comprehensive Building Renovation In Japan, the lifetime of buildings is very short; they often get scrapped and rebuilt after 30 to 40 years. Recently, however, there are movements to enlarge the market for not only newly built, but also quality pre-owned

SHH’s ‘Park Place’ Mayfair House Gets Planning Go-ahead Proposals for an elegant, new-build, black-fronted house in Mayfair’s Park Place, inspired by number ten Downing Street and designed by architects SHH, has now been granted planning permission by West

Lemay will design a new luxury hotel on the Mount Stephen Club site located on 1440 Drummond Street in Montreal. In fact, Tidan Group, owner of this impressive heritage building, has started the construction of an 80-room hotel at the heart of downtown. In

The Cultural Center of Chapultepec is designed to merge the concepts of aesthetics and functionality. It is to become the icon of the city through its subtle yet dynamic form and overall composition. The building is thoughtfully designed as a singular form

The Cultural Center of Chapultepec is designed to merge the concepts of aesthetics and functionality. It is to become the icon of the city through its subtle yet dynamic form and overall composition. The building is thoughtfully designed as a singular form

In a huge botanical garden, an ancient manor house becomes a conference centre and meeting point of excellence, through a careful renovation combined with a reinterpretation of its distinguishing elements. Our architectural firm has worked on the restorati

Headquarters in Hamburg’s HafenCity. The new building designed for the Hamburg-based, tradition-rich trading company impressed the jury as “an independent urban-planning and architectural contribution characterized by timeless, harmoniously self-contained

State-of-the-art medical school and integrated transit station will anchor vibrant mixed-use district The University at Buffalo (UB) has unveiled HOK’s dramatic design for its new School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences building on the Buffalo Nia

Located in Victoria Park, Hong Kong based Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design (LEAD) have create “The Golden Moon”. This unique building explores how Hong Kong’s unique building traditions and craftsmanship can be combined with

Environment HEQ This retirement home is being built in Monconseil’s Urban Development Zone (ZAC in France), in the northern suburbs of the city of Tours, where this building will be one of the first footprints in the area. The project, which consists of 81

The building is located in Limeil-Brevannes, near Paris. It consists of three preschools and of two elementary schools. As the method of commissioning was used so called “conception-construction” system, where the competition teams propose both all plans a

The assignment arises from a contest to build the dependencies of a construction company, with a diverse program of Warehouse, Workshop, Offices and Cafeteria. The proposal is based on taking the diversity of materials, the recognizable structures and the

Opened since 1967, Pak Loh is a traditional, Hong Kong based family restaurant that serves Chiu Chow cuisine, a particular Chinese food. Situated in the heart of a building block in Causeway The post VIP Dining Experience at Pak Loh Restaurant in Hong Kong

Five years ago emerged the concept of the new restaurant Guria Santa Fe, after being located for over thirty years at the Roma neighborhood in Mexico City. Today we present Guria Polanco, in the access floor of a new and elegant office building, a more in

Five years ago emerged the concept of the new restaurant Guria Santa Fe, after being located for over thirty years at the Roma neighborhood in Mexico City. Today we present Guria Polanco, in the access floor of a new and elegant office building, a more in

This project in Bucharest manages to develop a small collective housing scheme under a minimal budget, proposing a new way of living as well as a new urbanistic approach for a controversial neighbourhood. Difficult location and impossible regulations This

A Different Ostozhenka Having responded to all the themes that were set by its architectural context, the new bank building in the Butikovsky Side-street still does not look lost amidst its neighbors. Quite the contrary: one can regard this new building as

During 2010 Red Shirt Riot, many of Bangkok’s public buildings were set on fire. Podium of ZEN Tower in Central World Complex was totally unrecognizable. Smoke and heat went upward and destroy all furniture and finishing of all interior space on the tower.

Farang is located in Norrmalm in the heart of Stockholm. Farang combines the intimacy of contemporary Asian restaurant with the urbanity of a Stockholm street level space. Ground floor of an old industrial building was turned into a 700 m² fine dining rest

General Korean Parking lot types filled Jukjeon Commercial Area Parking lot either frankly reveals itself to be a parking lot without any consideration for design or surroundings, or disguises like a commercial facility. However, both cases are not welcome

On the 8th of May 2013, the new Air Traffic Control at the Ljubljana airport will be opened. A new building comprises air control center with 24/7 amenities and office premises of the ATCC Slovenia. The Air Traffic Control Centre is a highly demanding and

At the ceremony which marked the completion of a major project attended German Culture Minister, Mrs Wanka; the Mayor of Munich, Mr Ude; Lord Foster and Dr Helmut Friedl, Director of the Lenbachhaus Museum. The Museum’s historic buildings have been carefu

Compatibility Test ABD Architects has designed a multifunctional medical center in Shchepkina street in Moscow. A seven-storey building, its front façade stretching along Shchepkina street, was put in commission in October 2012, after a five-year construct

At the ceremony which marked the completion of a major project attended German Culture Minister, Mrs Wanka; the Mayor of Munich, Mr Ude; Lord Foster and Dr Helmut Friedl, Director of the Lenbachhaus Museum. The Museum’s historic buildings have been carefu

The competition rules required to design five buildings aligned along the Cardo that characterizes the entire masterplan EXPO 2015 until a large circular water lake. They consist in four two-storey linear buildings that contain various exhibition spaces, m

The Chipicas Town Houses are four independent single buildings, which were built inside a private garden in downtown Valle de Bravo, Mexico. The vertical design was used to salvage most of the vegetation, as well as, a solution to the small footprint. The

Design of the arena is a joint venture between by ARM Architecture and Cameron Chisholm Nicol, who based the striking form on the Eternity puzzle, with references to one of Perth’s oldest buildings: the twelve-sided Roundhouse in Fremantle. Its bold, puzzl

This time we’re presenting a small 450 square feet apartment located in Central Hong Kong, in an old tong lau building, which includes small spaces like this one designed for commercial The post Small 450 Square Feet Apartment Design in Hong Kong appeared

CUNIPIC is a company devoted to the breed and commercialisation of pets as well as the production and distribution of their food. Its philosophy is based on respect for animals and nature. The proposed building internalizes this philosophy and tries to mat

The residence’s plot is small and an adjacent building almost blocks the southern sun. The main part of the field should remain free and become the residence itself: an austere prism, centrally supported, hovers above the liberated ground. At first,

Bekaert (www.bekaert.com) is a world market and technology leader in steel wire transformation and coatings. The new administrative building is built on a site in Zwevegem, near the Bekaert Technology Center (BTC) site. The architects have opted in favour

In the historic center of Regensburg, in Bavaria (Germany), the project foresees the demolition of a building which is part of a continuous “quint” and its reconstruction with new construction criteria and energy standards. The new building is a private ho

Bekaert nv is the market leader in the metal industry: high-tech metal processing, high-tech materials and coatings based on metal fibre and fibreglass. The new administrative building is built on a site in Zwevegem, near the Bekaert Technology Center (BTC

Best possible views of the water The better the location, the higher the density – such wishful thinking on the part of the real estate sector has had negative consequences for the location and the residents on more than one occasion. But that is far from

The Jerusalem Brain Sciences Building will provide a state-of-the-art research and teaching facility for the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences. This Jerusalem-stone four-story building features two wings surrounding an open courtyard, blendin

The housing association, l‘Office 64 de l‘Habitat has built a new company headquarter in Bayonne in southern France. The fact that the building is an ecological example is proudly presented for visitors to see. Green architecture is not merely a theme or t

This is a studio and residence built from the renovation and expansion of a small single-story building. The original building is brick structure with slope roof. Now we take away the old roof and change it into three stories by making use of original bric

The simple and functional volume of the hotel building is not only surrounded by a garden – it grows together with it, or rather, almost literally, grows OUT of it. The hotel will be built on the Caspian Sea shore in Makachkala’s satellite town

When planning this building the instructors made a great effort to include all different requirements in the project without, however, neglecting the idea of a unified architectural line. So when the general refurbishment on Bauernfeldplatz in 1090 Vienna

In spite of all the restrictions that were raining on them from all sides, Vera Butko and Anton Nadtochy were able to build a kindergarten that looks like a toy fairy tale palace. How were they able to do that? Let us find out! The project of a kindergarte

Being world market leader in the fields of inverters, the company SMA Solar was in need of a training centre in striking distance to the existing facility. The new building was built on stilts on an existing parking area. Construction and design resulted o

The commission is a small family chapel for 40 seated people in a slightly sloping lot next to a forest of Australian mimosa trees. From the top there are views of a set of vernacular buildings (adobe houses and wine cellars) inserted in a natural landscap

Being world market leader in the fields of inverters, the company SMA Solar was in need of a training centre in striking distance to the existing facility. The new building was built on stilts on an existing parking area. Construction and design resulted o

In a context of consolidated historical neighborhood of Madrid, the architects faced strict dimensions and facade regulations. The idea was to make the most out of a very limited area and give charisma to this little building in way it can adapt to its env

The BBC Middle East Bureau is located on the 15th floor of the tower building at the Malha Technological Park in Jerusalem. The bureau functions as a hub for the entire Middle East for the BBC News, BBC World Service, BBC Arabic and BBC Persian language br

The commission for this building started as early as 2006. After a long design process, along with extensive design meetings with the principal, the design was ready to be presented to the strict supervising committee of the municipality. Supervisors Ton S

Exterior Appearance The exterior of the building features staggered metal panels which function to screen views of the vehicles and provide airflow to qualify the building as an open parking structure. Internal ramps and screening vehicles from view is vis

Located on the blooming nightlife district of Oporto’s downtown, RUA occupies the ground floor of an old building facing a narrow yet busy street. The vaccant space matched in many ways the traditional construction of Oporto old city center: narrow lots wi

The apartment, 55 sqm, is located on the fifth floor of a ‘900 century building, in the center of Turin. The property included also a small garret of 15 sqm, that it was never been used before, accessible only by an outside staircase. The goal was to able

In Jossigny, architects Brunet Saunier have realised their newest project – the hospital centre Marne-la-Vallée. Erected on three floors the glazed building block has an actual capacity of 460 beds plus 125 beds in the mental institution. The façade follow

The Cruise Centre Hamburg is located near the “Fischmarkt” in Hamburg-Altona, between the former England Ferry terminal and the emblematic Dockland building. At one end, the building’s elongated linearity fits in with urban developments on the banks of the

First Building in Atlantic Canada to Receive LEED Platinum Certification The project is located on a 5-acre site at the southern end of the Halifax downtown waterfront with access from Lower Water Street. The site steps down approximately 7.5m from Lower W

The maximum height does not exceed the critical angle of 60 degrees from the street Nguyen Tat Thanh. The Project is focused on the correct organization of the building. In a building where the uses are alternated, it is important to establish a clear oper

A Portuguese architecture studio OVAL has designed a group of buildings for the new facilities of the College Cebes (secondary school), which is situated in Foz do Douro, in the municipality of Porto. The project proposes a building that is based on the in

Could you believe that handbags remains over time the number one women accessory that nowadays has its very own museum?! Here’s the proof: Simone Handbag Museum, a place which isn’t only dedicated to The post Unique Purse-Shaped Building ̵

Situated in dramatic sloping site in Cape Town, this stunning house was designed by SAOTA, an well known architecture firm in South Africa. The site falls very steeply and due to the high elevation of the road and the restrictions on the building form, the

The Hewlett House (Architects : MPR Design Group) boldly sits as a modern insertion into the typically poor building stock of its surrounding environment. The context is of varying building styles, scales and materials so the house creates a deliberate con

With the purpose in requalifying an old building belonging to a derelict industrial area, this project proposes a new concept for a banking branch by presenting an innovative attendance desk design that leads to a new and fresh appearance, language and wor

The Fletcher Hotel designed by Benthem Crouwel Architekten. This building is a new landmark for the city of Amsterdam. The 60 meter high hotel has a compact floor plan with a diameter of only 24 meters, resulting in a characteristic slim silhouette along t

The Firefighters barracks matches the CB1 Type program and is located in Quinta de Geão, at the lot 28, of 4770 m2. The building comprises a total gross area of 1173 m2 and lodges the support functions to the fire brigade. Starting from the “Lobby – Access

Designed by a Polish architect Jacub Szczęsny in a gap between two buildings, Keret House is considered the narrowest house in the world. Inside, it is only 122 cm in the widest and 72 cm in the narrowest spot. Officially, Keret House is an art installatio

TFP Farrells Architecture have designed the Kennedy Town Swimming Pool situated at the junction of Kennedy Town Praya and Shing Sai Road and bounded at the western end by Sai Cheung Street North. The design brief was for an iconic structure, housing both

No wonder that many people are looking for kitchen island ideas whether they are building a new home or remodeling their old kitchen. Kitchens have become over time from simple The post 13 Beautiful Kitchen Island Ideas appeared first on Interior Design, D

A Portugal-based architecture studio Vitor Vilhena Architects has designed a new house in South of Portugal, Algarve, Tavira. Here the ocean peeks, while the 400 olive trees surround the house. An old building has to give place to a new one, keeping the t

Macalister Mansion is designed around the idea of an old English mansion, situated along historic Macalister Road, Penang Malaysia. This building originally built in 1900s and complete restored by Ministry of Design into a luxurious new boutique hotel. Eac

The ‘Absolute Tower’ located in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto Canada. Designed by Chinese Studio MAD Architects, the building is more than just a functional machine: it responds to the significance of being located at the junction of two mai

If until now the Kingdom Tower, expected to be completed in 2016, was the next tallest building in the world after the famous Burj Khalifa from Dubai, it seems that it won’t hold The post Azerbaijan Tower, the Next Tallest Building in the World Takes Shape

This building originally built in 1920 and transform by Pir II AS. The overall concept of the transformation is to show the history of the building as honest as possible. This meant a clear conceptual distinction between what is new and what is old, but al

The Vodafone Campus Düsseldorf set as ‘Green Building‘, scheduled completed at December 2012. On the new campus in the district of Düsseldorf Heerdt leads the mobile phone company Vodafone his most employees distributed over various sites in a

The intervention has as its object an apartment from the beginning of the twentieth century, of typology characteristic of yield buildings in Lisbon at this time, and kept to date in its original state. Oriented East / West, with great depth and enclosures

Leijh, Kappelhof, Seckel, van den Dobbelsteen Architects transformed a historical Dutch church into a unique loft living space in Haarlo, The Netherlands. . Project description The former Dutch Reformed Evangelism Building in Haarlo has been transformed in

Kent State University has selected four national teams to compete in the final round of an international competition to design a new College of Architecture and Environmental Design building on the university’s new esplanade. The planned facility is part o

No one understood airports quite like Eero Saarinen. His swooping Dulles International Airport turned 50 over the weekend and its uplifting form is still inspiring today. Saarinen was quite proud of it, too, declaring the building “the best thing I h

Attention developers! It’s almost time to prepare your visions for one of the largest redevelopment projects in Manhattan, the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area (SPURA), now that all the approvals are in. While an official Request for Proposals (RFP) wo

When buying a home most of us consider residential neighborhoods with traditional homes. Few would consider the idea of converting nonresidential structures into homes but there are those who are more adventurous. The range of unusual structures is broad;

Barriers or freshwater wetlands? New building codes? What about porous pavements or floating city blocks? These were just a few of the ideas batted around at AIANY’s discussion and fundraiser, “Designing the City after Superstorm Sandy,” at the Center for

Located in Victoria Park, Hong Kong based Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design (LEAD) have create “The Golden Moon”. This unique building explores how Hong Kong’s unique building traditions and craftsmanship can be combined with

Architect: Herzog & de Meuron
Location: Water Mill, Long Island, New York
Client: Parrish Art Museum
Photos: Matthu Placek
The new building that will now house the collections of the Parrish Art Museum is designed by Herzog & de …

Located in one of the most distinguished locations in Copenhagen, the second prize winning proposal for the Sølund Retirement Community by Henning Larsen Architects… is designed as one large, continuous building block. Their design engages in close d

Crone Partners designed the Good House in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. . Description from Crone Partners The Good House was all about creating a home for its occupants; within the relatively tight inner suburban location and restrictive building envel

This contemporary home is a 2010 project by Architect Thanos Athanasopoulos located in Ekali, Athens, Greece. The architect used traditional Greek building materials such as tile, white plaster, marble, and stone in an unconventional way. One such innovati

This contemporary home by Johan Sundberg was created for a couple in a seaside resort area called Höllviken, Sweden. The house was designed to satisfy building regulations, as well as the clients, while maintaining the integrity of the site’s natura

News: Chinese architects need to develop their own design manifesto to stem the tide of “half-assed” building projects in the country, according to Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu of Shanghai studio Neri&Hu. (more…)

du Besset-Lyon have designed a Library/Cinéma building in Lons-le-Saunier, France. . Description from du Besset-Lyon The existing buildings : the church, the Hotel de Balay and the wall of the prison form an impressive urban setting made up of simple lines

Designed by architect Eli Gotman…, the proposal for the “Yad Labanim” (“A Memorial to the Sons”) is dedicated to commemorating the fallen soldiers in Israel’s wars and helping the bereaved families. The Yad Labanim building in Ramat Yishay, is

Much has been made of the decline of American industry and, more recently, the rise of small-scale urban industry, but one of the largest international manufacturers, Taiwan-based Foxconn, could change the industrial scene completely if it decides to build

The aim for the design of the Varaždin University Student’s Restaurant and Home was to connect the new building with the old student’s home with the restaurant treated as a separate pavilion. This first prize winning design by SANGRAD Architects…

Greenbuild, the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building has commenced in San Francisco with an interesting announcement from the main stage. Google has granted $3 million to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in an effort to

Architects: Haworth Tompkins
Location: London, England, UK
Area: 4,750 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Courtesy of Haworth Tompkins…
The Royal College of Art, the world’s leading post-graduate art College, have opened a new academic building as par

In spite of angry protests from neighborhood advocates and preservation groups, New York City Council unanimously approved plans Tuesday afternoon to upzone Chelsea Market. The developer, Jamestown Properties, intends on building 300,000-square-feet of off

50 UN Plaza, Foster+Partners‘ first residential building in the U.S., broke ground this morning. With the Hearst Tower long finished, Tower 2 at Ground Zero near complete, and a new iconic building planned for 425 Park Avenue, 50 UN Plaza will only f

It has been five decades since there has been a commuter rail station in Brighton, but this will soon change. MassDOT Secretary Richard A. Davey and New Balance Chairman James S. Davis announced this summer that they will build a new Worcester Line commute

In a letter to Building Design magazine, the Architects Registration Board in London, aka ARB, has requested that BD no longer refer to Renzo Piano and Daniel Libeskind as “architects.” Apparently, neither are registered as architects with the all-knowing